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Table 11 Evolution of premature deaths in females 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

322.2

296.9

267.2

251.2

-22.0%

4358

4064

3630

3440

-21.1%

**

NATURAL CAUSES

292.1

.

243.0

227.4

-22.2%

3525

.

2988

2834

-19.6%

**

ALL NEOPLASMS

128.5

121.3

111.3

111.0

-13.7%

1749

1626

1468

1445

-17.4%

**

Head,Neck & oesoph.Ca

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.0%

53

53

55

46

-13.2%

ns

Stomach Ca

3.6

3.1

2.3

2.2

-39.2%

38

36

27

30

-21.6%

**

Colorectal Ca

13.5

12.0

10.2

9.8

-27.3%

146

131

106

107

-27.1%

**

Liver Ca

2.1

2.5

2.2

2.4

16.2%

25

24

24

23

-5.8%

ns

Pancreas Ca

5.7

6.3

5.4

5.5

-2.0%

57

63

50

57

0.6%

ns

Lung Ca

13.1

13.9

15.9

19.7

50.2%

175

183

210

248

41.9%

**

Breast Ca

33.5

31.6

26.9

25.2

-24.6%

517

482

411

364

-29.5%

**

Female genital org.ca

17.3

14.9

13.7

13.4

-22.8%

232

199

172

171

-26.3%

**

CNS Ca

5.6

4.7

4.0

4.0

-29.0%

103

84

70

76

-26.1%

**

Hematol.Ca

9.8

8.6

8.0

7.4

-24.9%

144

116

105

99

-31.0%

**

Other Neoplasms

20.9

19.9

18.8

17.7

-15.0%

260

254

237

223

-14.2%

**

CIRCULATORY DISEASES

88.8

.

61.7

49.0

-44.9%

799

.

617

510

-36.2%

**

ALL OTH.NAT.CAUSES

74.8

.

70.0

67.5

-9.8%

977

.

902

879

-10.0%

**

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

10.2

.

9.3

9.2

-9.8%

101

.

92

89

-11.7%

*

Chronic Liver Dis.

7.7

.

6.0

6.0

-22.3%

134

.

107

103

-23.0%

**

Remaining Other Natural Causes

52.3

.

47.5

46.4

-11.2%

657

.

601

601

-8.5%

**

EXTERNAL CAUSES

30.1

.

24.2

23.8

-20.9%

832

.

642

606

-27.2%

**

Road Accident

8.2

.

5.2

3.9

-51.9%

282

.

174

133

-52.6%

**

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

6.8

.

6.5

7.1

5.1%

152

.

118

130

-14.5%

ns

Suicide

10.7

.

10.1

9.8

-9.2%

287

.

280

266

-7.5%

*

Event of Undet.Intent

1.4

.

0.7

1.4

0.6%

38

.

20

37

-3.3%

ns

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

2.9

.

1.7

1.5

-47.4%

73

.

51

39

-45.7%

**

  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'.