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Table 10 Evolution of premature deaths in males by main causes in Belgium, across 4 time-period, 1993–2009

From: Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change

Cause of death

RATES 1993-1994

RATES 1998-1999 $

RATES 2003-2004

RATES 2008-2009

15 years change RATES

PYLL 1993-1994

PYLL 1998-1999

PYLL 2003-2004

PYLL 2008-2009

15 years change PYLL

Sign level change in rates $$

ALL PREMATURE

661.9

601.6

522.0

466.3

-29.6%

8834

8020

7109

6410

-27.4%

**

NATURAL CAUSES

584.2

.

456.9

404.7

-30.7%

6375

.

5111

4615

-27.6%

**

ALL NEOPLASMS

238.6

216.7

190.3

175.1

-26.6%

2610

2343

2097

1914

-26.7%

**

Head,Neck & oesoph.Ca

21.0

19.9

18.3

16.6

-20.8%

317

288

254

219

-30.8%

**

Stomach Ca

9.8

7.8

6.3

5.1

-48.4%

97

81

72

56

-42.4%

**

Colorectal Ca

20.4

19.4

16.4

15.6

-23.6%

197

188

154

152

-22.8%

**

Liver Ca

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.9

16.0%

54

53

58

64

18.9%

*

Pancreas Ca

9.3

9.3

8.7

9.0

-3.0%

101

93

94

92

-9.0%

ns

Lung Ca

94.5

81.1

67.5

61.9

-34.6%

944

803

682

630

-33.3%

**

Male genital org.Ca

14.7

13.0

10.0

8.8

-40.4%

97

86

67

65

-33.3%

**

CNS Ca

7.4

6.7

5.5

5.9

-20.3%

133

115

105

106

-20.3%

**

Hematol.Ca

15.6

13.9

12.7

11.5

-25.9%

214

180

154

138

-35.4%

**

Other Neoplasms

40.8

40.7

39.5

34.9

-14.5%

456

457

458

391

-14.3%

**

CIRCULATORY DISEASES

193.7

.

136.4

109.6

-43.4%

1893

.

1400

1176

-37.9%

**

ALL OTH.NAT.CAUSES

151.9

.

130.3

120.0

-21.0%

1871

.

1614

1525

-18.5%

**

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

38.1

.

25.0

21.5

-43.6%

288

.

188

170

-41.2%

**

Chronic Liver Dis.

14.8

.

13.0

13.5

-8.9%

267

.

224

217

-18.7%

*

Remaining Other Natural Causes

89.1

.

81.2

76.3

-14.4%

1119

.

1056

1022

-8.7%

**

EXTERNAL CAUSES

77.7

.

65.0

61.5

-20.8%

2459

.

1997

1795

-27.0%

**

Road Accident

25.7

.

17.5

14.4

-44.0%

966

.

664

527

-45.5%

**

Non transp.acc.(Poison/fall/envir.)

14.4

.

14.8

15.8

9.7%

396

.

350

358

-9.6%

*

Suicide

29.5

.

28.1

26.2

-11.4%

871

.

839

760

-12.7%

**

Event of Undet.Intent

3.1

.

2.0

2.9

-3.6%

95

.

65

85

-11.0%

ns

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

5.0

.

2.4

2.3

-54.6%

131

.

76

65

-50.2%

**

  1. Age-adjusted rates and age-adjusted PYLL rates per 100.000.
  2. 15 years changes in rates and PYLL are displayed in bold.
  3. $.1998-1999 figures by detailed COD not shown for lack of reliability (except for neoplasms).
  4. $$.Significance level of the change in Rates: ns 'Not Significant' * ' < 0.05' ** ' < 0.01'.