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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belgium and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
           
    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
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    117.54
    84
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    7.68
    118
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    16.73
    112
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    60.70
    117
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    87.76
    4
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    2.89
    183
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    27.08
    92
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    5.07
    142
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    1.13
    181
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.09
    168
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    24.53
    78
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    26.66
    70
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    3.57
    97
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    6.45
    108
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    17.91
    4
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    0.81
    180
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.36
    117
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    17.35
    85
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.31
    57
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.66
    158
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.69
    136
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    27.56
    94
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    5.90
    80
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    5.20
    43
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    7.67
    20
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.12
    149
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    1.24
    179
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    20.62
    2
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    7.12
    15
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.92
    123
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    5.36
    102
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.00
    182
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    10.80
    80
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.61
    109
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.97
    117
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    12.74
    117
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    2.00
    69
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    2.26
    126
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    26.23
    55
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.19
    106
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    10.92
    9
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    7.39
    59
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.49
    116
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.16
    111
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    6.37
    39
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    4.78
    68
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.83
    76
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    1.13
    106
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    12.98
    49
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    76
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    702
    17.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    105
    2.55
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    360
    8.75
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    44
    1.07
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    524
    12.73
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    177
    4.30
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    24
    0.58
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    149
    3.62
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    8
    0.19
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    35
    0.85
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    43
    1.04
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    2
    0.05
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    3
    0.07
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    20
    0.49
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    111
    2.70
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    5
    0.12
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    166
    4.03
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    11
    0.27
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    31
    0.75
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    164
    3.99
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    19
    0.46
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    6
    0.15
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    8
    0.19
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    35
    0.85
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    44
    1.07
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    118
    2.87
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    77
    1.87
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    43
    1.04
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    123
    2.99
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    14
    0.34
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    9
    0.22
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    6
    0.15
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    169
    4.11
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    0
    0.00
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    7
    0.17
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    14
    0.34
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    68
    1.65
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    3
    0.07
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    7
    0.17
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    50
    1.22
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    30
    0.73
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    39
    0.95
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    18
    0.44
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    1
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    78
    1.90
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    20
    0.49
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    8
    0.19
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    5
    0.12
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    79
    1.92
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Bhutan BHUTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    7.68
    118
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    2.89
    183
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    1.13
    181
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.09
    168
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    3.57
    97
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    0.81
    180
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.31
    57
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.69
    136
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    5.90
    80
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    7.67
    20
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.12
    149
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    20.62
    2
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    7.12
    15
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.00
    182
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    10.80
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.61
    109
    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.