Table 9 First 5 causes of deaths by age groups and region in females, Belgium 2008–2009
Age range | Cause of death Belgium | Rate | Cause of death Flanders | Rate | Cause of death Brussels | Rate | Cause of death Wallonia | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - 39 yrs | Suicide | 5.3 | Suicide | 5.8 | Suicide | 3.7 | Suicide | 5.2 |
1 - 39 yrs | Road Accident | 3.6 | Road Accident | 3.3 | Non transp.acc.(Poison/fall/envir.) | 2.4 | Road Accident | 4.8 |
1 - 39 yrs | Mental&Neurol Dis. | 1.8 | Breast Ca | 1.6 | Event of Undet.Intent | 2.0 | Mental&Neurol Dis. | 2.9 |
1 - 39 yrs | Non transp.acc.(Poison/fall/envir.) | 1.7 | Hematol.Ca | 1.5 | Breast Ca | 1.7 | Non transp.acc.(Poison/fall/envir.) | 2.4 |
1 - 39 yrs | Breast Ca | 1.6 | Mental&Neurol Dis. | 1.2 | Mental&Neurol Dis. | 1.7 | Other Circ.Dis. | 1.7 |
40 - 59 yrs | Breast Ca | 35.3 | Breast Ca | 34.7 | Breast Ca | 41.3 | Breast Ca | 34.6 |
40 - 59 yrs | Lung Ca | 25.4 | Lung Ca | 21.9 | Lung Ca | 26.1 | Lung Ca | 31.5 |
40 - 59 yrs | Digest.Syst.Dis. | 17.9 | Female genital org.ca | 16.0 | Other Circ.Dis. | 19.3 | Digest.Syst.Dis. | 28.2 |
40 - 59 yrs | Other Circ.Dis. | 16.5 | Suicide | 14.1 | Female genital org.ca | 15.9 | Other Circ.Dis. | 21.8 |
40 - 59 yrs | Suicide | 15.7 | Other Circ.Dis. | 13.2 | Digest.Syst.Dis. | 15.5 | Suicide | 19.5 |
60- 74 yrs | Breast Ca | 90.8 | Breast Ca | 94.0 | Lung Ca | 97.0 | Other Circ.Dis. | 106.8 |
60- 74 yrs | Other Circ.Dis. | 90.5 | Other Circ.Dis. | 81.9 | Breast Ca | 90.0 | Resp.Syst.dis. | 101.7 |
60- 74 yrs | Resp.Syst.dis. | 79.3 | Isc.Heart Dis. | 68.5 | Other Circ.Dis. | 90.0 | Lung Ca | 93.6 |
60- 74 yrs | Lung Ca | 78.2 | Lung Ca | 67.6 | Resp.Syst.dis. | 87.7 | Breast Ca | 85.1 |
60- 74 yrs | Isc.Heart Dis. | 72.8 | Resp.Syst.dis. | 66.4 | Isc.Heart Dis. | 81.6 | Isc.Heart Dis. | 78.7 |