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HEALTH PROFILE: Belgium

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Belgium BELGIUM POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Belgium
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Belgium BELGIUM LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    Belgium BELGIUM TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    Belgium BELGIUM TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
      Deaths %
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    Belgium BELGIUM CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    Belgium BELGIUM HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    10.8
    30
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    24.7
    18.7
    98
    32
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    23.1
    21.0
    51
    108
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.81
    19
    Belgium BELGIUM LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    Belgium BELGIUM DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    11.779m
    79
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    122
    Population 0-14
    17.2%
    153
    Population 15-64
    63.6%
    125
    Population 65 +
    19.2%
    24
    Birth Rate / 1000
    10.95
    148
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.64
    38
    Fertility Rate
    1.77
    134
    Infant Mortality
    3.24
    176
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    108
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    65
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.02
    66
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.78
    110
    Net Migration
    4.58
    16
    Population Growth
    0.59%
    134
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    43
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    5.4%
    113
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    81.4
    24
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    70.6
    26
    GDP per Capita USD
    $48,200
    21

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    4,861,523
    34,376
    4/1/24
    Belgium COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Belgium causes.

     
     
    Belgium COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Belgium COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.