In 2018, diseases of the circulatory system decrease as main cause of death

Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the causes of death for 2018.

Despite a decrease of their relative importance, the diseases of the circulatory system (25.9 % of all causes of death) remain the leading cause of death, followed by tumours (25.0 %) and diseases of the respiratory system (11.7 %). This ranking remains the same for the three regions.

For men, tumours rank first (28.2 %) followed by diseases of the circulatory system (24.4 %), while for women, the national ranking is respected.