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Table 4 Regional Comparisons of Causes of Premature deaths in Males, Belgium 2008–2009

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

Causes of death grouped

Detailed cause

RATES Belgium

PYLL Belgium

RATES Flanders

PYLL Flanders

RATES Brussels

PYLL Brussels

Rates ratio Bxl/Fla

RATES Wallonia

PYLL Wallonia

Rates ratio Wal/Fla

ALL PREMATURE

 

466.3

6410

409.6

5491

492.9

6521

1.2**

572.2

8161

1.4**

NATURAL CAUSES

 

404.7

4615

356.0

3883

436.8

5070

1.2**

493.2

5894

1.4**

ALL NEOPLASMS

 

175.1

1914

164.0

1735

176.4

2069

1.1*

196.4

2210

1.2**

 

Head, Neck & oesoph.Ca

16.6

219

15.6

199

17.0

220

1.1

18.6

258

1.2**

 

Stomach Ca

5.1

56

4.9

52

6.6

95

1.3

5.0

53

1.0

 

Colorectal Ca

15.6

152

15.2

143

15.8

169

1.0

16.3

163

1.1

 

Liver Ca

5.9

64

4.8

53

7.7

89

1.6*

7.6

80

1.6**

 

Pancreas Ca

9.0

92

8.3

83

10.3

105

1.2

10.0

107

1.2*

 

Lung Ca

61.9

630

58.2

564

56.8

625

1.0

70.1

754

1.2**

 

Male genital org.Ca

8.8

65

8.4

61

8.5

64

1.0

9.6

73

1.1

 

CNS Ca

5.9

106

6.3

111

4.9

86

0.8

5.4

104

0.9

 

Hematol.Ca

11.5

138

11.3

135

10.7

155

1.0

12.2

141

1.1

 

Other Neoplasms

34.9

391

31.0

336

38.0

462

1.2*

41.6

477

1.3**

CIRCULATORY DISEASES

 

109.6

1176

99.3

1032

115.6

1257

1.2**

129.0

1434

1.3**

 

Isc.Heart Dis.

47.6

512

42.1

431

53.6

571

1.3**

57.0

656

1.4**

 

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

20.7

209

18.4

185

21.5

239

1.2

25.3

249

1.4**

 

Other Circ.Dis.

41.3

455

38.8

416

40.4

447

1.0

46.7

529

1.2**

ALL OTH.NAT.CAUSES

 

120.0

1525

92.8

1116

144.8

1743

1.6**

167.9

2250

1.8**

Inf.&parasit.diseases

 

8.6

116

6.1

79

13.1

187

2.1**

12.6

166

2.1**

Endocrine dis

 

9.1

122

6.6

98

13.2

163

2.0**

13.3

160

2.0**

Mental&Neurol Dis.

 

22.7

345

18.3

249

21.8

276

1.2

31.7

546

1.7**

Resp.Syst.dis.

 

36.3

315

29.1

237

43.8

370

1.5**

48.9

451

1.7**

 

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

21.5

170

16.8

122

25.7

200

1.5**

30.0

254

1.8**

Digest.Syst.Dis.

 

24.8

356

19.1

250

28.5

436

1.5**

34.9

534

1.8**

 

Chronic Liver Dis.

13.5

217

9.8

145

14.8

253

1.5**

20.2

342

2.1**

Genito-urin.Syst.Dis

 

4.0

34

2.8

23

5.6

41

2.0*

5.9

55

2.1**

Sympt.&Ill-def.

 

10.4

158

7.4

104

13.8

189

1.9**

15.5

252

2.1**

EXTERNAL CAUSES

 

61.5

1795

53.6

1608

56.2

1451

1.0

79.0

2267

1.5**

 

Road Accident

14.4

527

12.8

469

5.8

210

0.5**

20.1

739

1.6**

 

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

15.8

358

12.8

304

18.6

403

1.5**

20.8

450

1.6**

 

Suicide

26.2

760

23.8

717

18.5

483

0.8**

33.3

937

1.4**

 

Event of Undet.Intent

2.9

85

2.5

71

9.3

254

3.7**

1.9

54

0.8

 

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

2.3

65

1.7

47

4.0

101

2.3**

2.9

88

1.7**

  1. Age-adjusted rates and Potential Years of Life Lost rates per 100.000.
  2. *ICD Chapters with fewer than 200 cases a year are not displayed.
  3. Significance levels of the z test: '**' = p <0.01; '*' = p <0.05; 'ns' = Not significant.