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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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 VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Belgium and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    301.71
    6
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    6.90
    122
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    22.34
    26
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    149.10
    25
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    37.01
    32
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    20.24
    48
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    49.80
    62
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    5.96
    129
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    4.49
    167
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.09
    169
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    46.10
    15
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    27.20
    67
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.54
    153
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    13.02
    36
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    5.13
    99
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.32
    108
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.20
    166
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    19.81
    76
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    4.07
    106
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    4.30
    80
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    1.95
    154
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    40.94
    58
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.22
    119
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    5.98
    24
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    8.78
    13
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.95
    98
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    3.32
    130
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    10.39
    42
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    8.18
    9
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.68
    133
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.42
    70
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    3.66
    32
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    5.73
    117
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.03
    138
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.36
    77
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    65.86
    4
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    2.70
    37
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    9.87
    52
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    9.72
    68
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    0.77
    121
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    5.86
    17
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    12.07
    17
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    1.44
    89
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.42
    41
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    10.64
    9
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    10.16
    24
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.78
    78
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    1.60
    89
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    24.23
    13
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    1,765
    0.76
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    14,649
    6.32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    741
    0.32
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    6,590
    2.85
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    1,822
    0.79
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,573
    0.68
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    3,241
    1.40
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    29
    0.01
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    258
    0.11
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    229
    0.10
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    905
    0.39
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    946
    0.41
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    4,600
    1.99
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    1,364
    0.59
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    628
    0.27
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    5,750
    2.48
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    610
    0.26
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    272
    0.12
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    527
    0.23
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    657
    0.28
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    1,314
    0.57
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    1,501
    0.65
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    7,995
    3.45
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    1,467
    0.63
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    6,033
    2.60
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    369
    0.16
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    145
    0.06
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    150
    0.06
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    5,555
    2.40
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    289
    0.12
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    94
    0.04
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    993
    0.43
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    1,041
    0.45
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    589
    0.25
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    328
    0.14
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    5,001
    2.16
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    541
    0.23
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    1,505
    0.65
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    3,217
    1.39
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    84
    0.04
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    3,403
    1.47
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    996
    0.43
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    348
    0.15
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    25
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    12,631
    5.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    20.24
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    4.49
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.09
    169
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.54
    153
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.32
    108
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    4.07
    106
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    1.95
    154
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.22
    119
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    8.78
    13
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.95
    98
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    10.39
    42
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    8.18
    9
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    3.66
    32
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    5.73
    117
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.03
    138
    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.