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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 BHUTAN

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
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
12,220,769
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Bhutan Population Pyramid
904,614
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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
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.