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Table 6 Top 20 causes of deaths in males by region, Belgium 2008-2009

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

Rank based on PYLL

Cause of death Belgium

Cause of death Flanders

Cause of death Brussels

Cause of death Wallonia

1

Suicide

Suicide

Lung Ca

Suicide

2

Lung Ca

Lung Ca

Isc.Heart Dis.

Lung Ca

3

Road Accident

Road Accident

Suicide

Road Accident

4

Isc.Heart Dis.

Isc.Heart Dis.

Other Circ.Dis.

Isc.Heart Dis.

5

Other Circ.Dis.

Other Circ.Dis.

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Mental&Neurol Dis.

6

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

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

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

Digest.Syst.Dis.

7

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Resp.Syst.dis.

Other Circ.Dis.

8

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Resp.Syst.dis.

9

Resp.Syst.dis.

Resp.Syst.dis.

Event of Undet.Intent

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

10

Head,neck& oesoph.Ca

Head,neck& oesoph.Ca

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

Head,neck& oesoph.Ca

11

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

Head,neck& oesoph.Ca

Sympt&Ill-def.

12

Sympt&Ill-def.

Colorectal Ca

Road Accident

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

13

Colorectal Ca

Hematol.Ca

Sympt&Ill-def.

Inf.&parasit.diseases

14

Hematol.Ca

CNS Ca

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Colorectal Ca

15

Endocrine dis

Sympt&Ill-def.

Colorectal Ca

Endocrine dis

16

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Endocrine dis

Endocrine dis

Hematol.Ca

17

CNS Ca

Pancreas Ca

Hematol.Ca

Pancreas Ca

18

Pancreas Ca

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Pancreas Ca

CNS Ca

19

Event of Undet.Intent

Event of Undet.Intent

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

20

Miscell.oth.Ext.causes

Male genital org.Ca

Stomach Ca

Liver Ca