Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023 (Belgium)

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Primary purpose: To provide reliable data on cancer prevention and care, identifying trends, disparities, and inequalities among EU Member States and regions to guide interventions under Europe's Beating Cancer Plan.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: OECD and European Commission.

Type of information: cancer incidence, cancer prevalence, number of deaths, causes of death, cancer survival, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases, screening, check-up examinations, periodicity of physician consultation, healthcare costs, self-perceived health, number of hospital facilities, number of medical staff, medical procedures, type of medical activity, potential years of life lost, region. Click here to learn more.

Data level: national level and regional level.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Access to information: Click here to access. dataOwner::OECD dataOwner::European Commission availableVariable::cancer incidence availableVariable::cancer prevalence availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::cancer survival availableVariable::smoking habit availableVariable::alcohol consumption availableVariable::self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases availableVariable::screening availableVariable::check-up examinations availableVariable::periodicity of physician consultation availableVariable::healthcare costs availableVariable::self-perceived health availableVariable::number of hospital facilities availableVariable::number of medical staff availableVariable::medical procedures availableVariable::type of medical activity availableVariable::potential years of life lost availableVariable::region availableDataLevel::national level availableDataLevel::regional level isReport hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start