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Table 5 Regional Comparisons of Causes of Premature deaths in Females, 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

 

251.2

3440

224.4

3078

275.8

3757

1.2**

295.3

4019

1.3**

NATURAL CAUSES

 

227.4

2834

203.2

2526

250.5

3137

1.2**

267.0

3317

1.3**

ALL NEOPLASMS

 

111.0

1445

106.1

1398

120.0

1548

1.1**

118.1

1506

1.1**

 

Head, Neck & oesoph.Ca

3.6

46

3.1

41

4.5

60

1.4

4.3

52

1.4*

 

Stomach Ca

2.2

30

2.0

30

2.3

38

1.1

2.4

27

1.2

 

Colorectal Ca

9.8

107

9.7

104

10.8

126

1.1

9.8

105

1.0

 

Liver Ca

2.4

23

2.1

20

3.3

37

1.6

2.7

25

1.2

 

Pancreas Ca

5.5

57

5.3

59

6.8

70

1.3

5.7

50

1.1

 

Lung Ca

19.7

248

17.0

211

23.3

287

1.4**

23.9

306

1.4**

 

Breast Ca

25.2

364

25.6

369

26.7

407

1.0

24.2

345

0.9

 

Female genital org.ca

13.4

171

13.2

174

14.3

185

1.1

13.5

162

1.0

 

CNS Ca

4.0

76

4.3

81

3.0

45

0.7*

3.7

76

0.9

 

Hematol.Ca

7.4

99

7.4

107

6.6

83

0.9

7.7

91

1.0

 

Other Neoplasms

17.7

223

16.4

202

18.4

209

1.1

20.2

266

1.2**

CIRCULATORY DISEASES

 

49.0

510

43.8

436

53.1

560

1.2**

57.5

626

1.3**

 

Isc.Heart Dis.

15.1

142

13.8

124

16.7

154

1.2

17.0

171

1.2**

 

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

13.9

150

12.6

132

15.2

158

1.2

15.9

180

1.3**

 

Other Circ.Dis.

20.0

218

17.4

180

21.1

249

1.2*

24.5

275

1.4**

ALL OTH.NAT.CAUSES

 

67.5

879

53.3

691

77.4

1029

1.5**

91.5

1184

1.7**

Inf.&parasit.diseases

 

5.9

86

4.2

61

8.2

134

1.9**

8.5

118

2.0**

Endocrine dis

 

6.0

77

4.2

65

8.3

102

2.0**

8.9

94

2.1**

Mental&Neurol Dis.

 

14.5

184

12.4

148

15.2

196

1.2*

18.3

246

1.5**

Resp.Syst.dis.

 

16.8

173

13.7

137

18.4

178

1.3**

22.4

238

1.6**

 

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

9.2

89

7.1

67

9.7

97

1.4*

13.0

127

1.8**

Digest.Syst.Dis.

 

12.7

185

10.0

135

13.0

187

1.3*

17.7

274

1.8**

 

Chronic Liver Dis.

6.0

103

4.0

66

7.1

119

1.8**

9.2

167

2.3**

Genito-urin.Syst.Dis

 

2.8

26

1.9

17

3.7

46

1.9*

4.2

37

2.2**

Sympt.&Ill-def.

 

4.6

63

3.2

41

5.4

71

1.7*

7.0

101

2.2**

EXTERNAL CAUSES

 

23.8

606

21.2

552

25.3

620

1.2*

28.3

702

1.3**

 

Road Accident

3.9

133

3.5

123

2.2

63

0.6*

5.3

177

1.5**

 

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

7.1

130

5.6

98

8.2

172

1.5*

9.6

171

1.7**

 

Suicide

9.8

266

9.4

265

7.9

208

0.8

11.0

290

1.2*

 

Event of Undet.Intent

1.4

37

1.1

28

4.7

115

4.2**

1.0

28

0.9

 

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

1.5

39

1.5

37

2.3

61

1.5

1.3

36

0.8

  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.