Dataset

BeBOD estimates of mortality and years of life lost for 131 causes of death, 2004-2020

Belgian National Burden of Disease Study Estimates of the fatal burden of disease Causes of death Our estimates are based on the official causes of death database compiled by Statbel. We first map the ICD-10 codes of the underlying causes of death to the Global Burden of Disease cause list, consisting of 131 unique causes of deaths. Next, we perform a probabilistic redistribution of ill-defined deaths to specific causes, to obtain a specific cause of death for each deceased person. Years of Life Lost In addition to counting the number of deaths, we also calculate Years of Life Lost (YLLs) as a measure of premature mortality. YLLs correspond to the life expectancy at the age of death, and therefore give a higher weight to deaths occurring at younger ages. We calculate YLLs using the Global Burden of Disease reference life table, which represents the theoretical maximum number of years that people can expect to live. More information For additional background on BeBOD, please visit https://www.sciensano.be/en/projects/belgian-national-burden-disease-st…. Explore the estimates via https://burden.sciensano.be/shiny/mortality.

Overview

Alternative Titles / Acronym
  • BeBOD-mortality
Keywords
Belgium BeBOD Burden of disease Mortality Years of life lost
Languages
ENG
Health Categories
Data from medical registries and mortality registries
Population Coverage
Inhabitants in Belgium
Purposes

  • What are the most important diseases in Belgium? Which risk factors contribute most to the overall disease burden? How is the burden of disease evolving over time, and how does it compare with neighbouring countries? In a context of increasing budgetary constraints, a precise answer to these basic questions is more than ever necessary to inform policy-making. However, although various data sources routinely generate partial information related to health in Belgium, coherent and comparable estimates of the burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors in Belgium are lacking. To address this gap, Sciensano is conducting a national burden of disease study. In addition to generating internally consistent estimates of death rate (mortality) or how unhealthy we are (morbidity) by age, sex and region, the burden of disease will also be quantified using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). The use of DALY allows to estimate the years of life lost from premature death and years of life lived with disabilities. It therefore permits a truly comparative ranking of the burden of various diseases, injuries and risk factors.

Provenance
  • Our estimates are based on the official causes of death database compiled by Statbel.
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Spatial Information

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  • BE
NUTS Codes
http://data.europa.eu/nuts/code/BE

Additional Information

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Statistical
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HDAB
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Distributions & Resources

BeBOD estimates of mortality and years of life lost for 131 causes of death, 2004-2020 parquet file

https://zenodo.org/records/8267204

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https://burden.sciensano.be/shiny/mortality/

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Standards & Languages
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Distribution Profile
Direct Links
Access URL https://burden.sciensano.be/shiny/mortality/
Belgium
BeBOD
Burden of disease
Mortality
Years of life lost