Table 3 Major groups of premature death (1–74 yr), Belgium 2008–2009 Age-adjusted rates and Potential Years of Life Lost
Males | Females | Sex ratio | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age-adj. RATES | % | Age-adj.PYLL | % | Age-adj. RATES | % | Age-adj.PYLL | % | RATES | PYLL | |
NEOPLASMS | 175.2 | 37.6 | 1914.1 | 29.9 | 111 | 44.2 | 1444.9 | 42.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
OTH. NAT. CAUSES* | 120 | 25.7 | 1524.9 | 23.8 | 67.5 | 26.9 | 879.2 | 25.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
CIRCUL. DISEASES | 109.6 | 23.5 | 1176.2 | 18.4 | 49 | 19.5 | 509.6 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
EXTERNAL CAUSES | 61.5 | 13.2 | 1795.3 | 28.0 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 605.9 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
TOTAL | 466.3 | 100.0 | 6410.4 | 100.0 | 251.2 | 100.0 | 3439.6 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |