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Table 7 Top 20 causes of deaths in females 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

Breast Ca

Breast Ca

Breast Ca

Breast Ca

2

Suicide

Suicide

Lung Ca

Lung Ca

3

Lung Ca

Lung Ca

Other Circ.Dis.

Suicide

4

Other Circ.Dis.

Other Circ.Dis.

Suicide

Other Circ.Dis.

5

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Female genital org.ca

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Digest.Syst.Dis.

6

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Mental&Neurol Dis.

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Mental&Neurol Dis.

7

Resp.Syst.dis.

Resp.Syst.dis.

Female genital org.ca

Resp.Syst.dis.

8

Female genital org.ca

Digest.Syst.Dis.

Resp.Syst.dis.

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

9

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

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

Road Accident

10

Isc.Heart Dis.

Isc.Heart Dis.

Cerebrov.dis.&HTA

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

11

Road Accident

Road Accident

Isc.Heart Dis.

Isc.Heart Dis.

12

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

Hematol.Ca

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Chronic Liver Dis.

13

Colorectal Ca

Colorectal Ca

Colorectal Ca

Female genital org.ca

14

Chronic Liver Dis.

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

Chronic Liver Dis.

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

15

Hematol.Ca

CNS Ca

Event of Undet.Intent

Inf.&parasit.diseases

16

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

Endocrine dis

Colorectal Ca

17

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Chronic Liver Dis.

Chron.Obs.Pulm.Dis.

Sympt&Ill-def.

18

Endocrine dis

Endocrine dis

Hematol.Ca

Endocrine dis

19

CNS Ca

Inf.&parasit.diseases

Sympt&Ill-def.

Hematol.Ca

20

Sympt&Ill-def.

Pancreas Ca

Pancreas Ca

CNS Ca