Belgium

Total population: 11,060,000

Total deaths: 109,000

Income group: High

Life expectancy at birth: Total:80 Males:78 Females:83

Cancer Mortality Profile

Males

Females
Breast
20.9%
Trachea,
bronchus, lung
31.9%

Other
37.0%

Other
39.8%

16,600

13,000

No data available

No data available

Deaths

Lymphomas,
multiple myeloma
Pancreas
4.8%
4.9%

Deaths

Colorectum
11.6%
Ovary
5.4%

Prostate
9.9%

Trachea,
bronchus, lung
14.3%

Colorectum
13.1%

Pancreas
6.6%

Age-Standardized Cancer Mortality Trends

Females
80
age-standardized death rate per
100,000

age-standardized death rate per

100,000

Males
80
70
60
50
40

No data available

30
20
10
0
2000

2002

2004

2006

Trachea, bronchus, lung

Prostate
Lymphomas, multiple myeloma

2008

2010

70
60
50
40

No data available

30
20
10
0

2012

2000

Colorectum
Pancreas

Breast

2002

2004

Trachea, bronchus, lung

2006
Colorectum

2008

2010

Pancreas

2012
Ovary

Cancer Incidence
Females

Males
12,000

12,000

10,337
9,393

10,000

8,000

Number of cases

Number of cases

10,000

5,757

No data available
4,797

6,000

3,482

4,000

1,128

2,000

8,000

No data available

6,000

3,886
4,000

2,037
2,000

1,517

1,183

0
Prostate

Lung

Colorectum

Bladder

Kidney

Breast

Colorectum

Lung

Corpus uteri

Melanoma of skin

Adult Risk Factors

Males

Females

Total

Current tobacco smoking (2011)

31%

23%

27%

Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)

15.0

6.3

11.0

Physical inactivity (2010)

31.5%

42.9%

37.4%

Obesity (2014)

24.0%

20.2%

22.1%

0.0%

Household solid fuel use (2012)

World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.

Cancer Plans, Monitoring and Surveillance

Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan

Yes

Has a cancer registry

Scope

Yes
Population-based and Hospital-based

Coverage

National and Subnational

Last year of data

2010

Cancer Primary Prevention Policies

Tobacco control
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use

Yes

Smoke-free legislation

Tobacco dependence treatment

Warning labels

Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Data not categorized

NRT and/or some cessation services (at least one of which is cost-covered)

Medium size warnings with all appropriate characteristics OR large

warnings missing some appropriate characteristics
Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not
all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising

Tobacco taxes

>75% of retail price is tax*

Overweight and obesity prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity

Yes

Physical inactivity prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote
physical activity

Yes

Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control

Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

Yes

National immunization
Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule

12 years, +1-2 months, +6 months

Hepatitis B vaccination schedule

...

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants

98%

Cancer Screening and Early Detection

Cervical cancer
Cervical cytology (PAP)

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Acetic acid visualization (VIA)

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Breast cancer
Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE)

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Mammogram

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Colorectal cancer
Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy

Generally available at the public primary health care level

Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care

Radiotherapy

Generally available in the public health system

Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants

8.3

Number of radiotherapy centres

39

Number of radiation oncologists

66

Chemotherapy (medicines not specified)

Generally available in the public health system

Oral morphine (formulation not specified)

Generally available in the public health system

Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg)

95,208.3

Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs
* Indicates highest possible level of achievement

World Health Organization - Cancer Country Profiles, 2014.

Generally available
= No data available