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Table 2 Causes of death, corresponding ICD-codes and total number of deaths

From: Trends in Belgian cause-specific mortality by migrant origin between the 1990s and the 2000s

 

1990s

2000s

ICD-9

Men

Women

ICD-10

Men

Women

All Deaths

001–999

113,148

59,127

A00-Y98

96,926

52,878

Cancer

140–239

41,374

26,806

C00-C99

34,534

23,941

 Head and neck

140–149; 160–161

3223

578

C00–14; C30–32

2615

504

 Oesophagus

150

1473

 

C15

1633

 

 Stomach

151

1539

655

C16

1126

481

 Colorectal

153–154

3398

2507

C18–21

2855

1948

 Liver

155

880

 

C22

1029

 

 Pancreas

157

1691

1037

C25

1715

1119

 Lung

162

16,460

2919

C33–34

12,561

4100

 Breast

174–175

 

8010

C50

 

6604

 Uterus

179; 182

 

757

C54–55

 

610

 Ovary

183

 

2104

C56

 

1587

 Prostate

185

1637

 

C61

1138

 

 Bladder

188

1185

 

C67

869

 

 Brain

190–192

1613

1164

C69–72

1250

873

 Leukaemia

204–208

 

737

C91–95

 

555

Circulatory

390–459

29,352

12,354

I00-I99

21,887

9397

Respiratory

460–519

7599

2789

J00-J99

5853

2938

Digestive

520–579

5523

3006

K00-K93

5837

2889

Injuries

800–999

14,469

5729

S00-T99

8200

3259