In Brussels, there were 189 deaths from rectal cancer over the study period (2001 - 2004). This figure consists of 80 male deaths and 109 female deaths and is based on death certificate records linked to Census data. The spatial distribution of mortality due to rectal cancer in Brussels is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.