In Lisbon, there were 6,456 deaths from
haematopoietic cancer (cancers of the blood) over the study period (1995 -
2008). This figure consists of 3,350 male deaths and 3,106 female deaths
and is based on data from the Instituto
Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). The
spatial distribution of mortality due to haematopoietic cancer in Lisbon 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.