In Rotterdam, there were 1,601 deaths from
haematopoietic cancer (cancers of the blood) over the study period (1996 -
2008). This figure consists of 812 male deaths and 789 female deaths
and is based on data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics
Netherlands). The
spatial distribution of mortality due to haematopoietic cancer in Rotterdam 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.