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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS COSTA RICA

Compare Belgium and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
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   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    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
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    40.74
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    5.56
    134
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    11.59
    153
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    24.44
    158
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    15.14
    143
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    11.97
    140
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    13.17
    146
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    7.62
    107
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.36
    98
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.02
    75
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    23.41
    90
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    6.24
    156
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    4.73
    71
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    8.81
    79
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    1.90
    175
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.89
    48
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    4.26
    19
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    14.00
    103
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.60
    160
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    3.05
    107
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.57
    39
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    14.87
    125
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    6.19
    70
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    2.10
    159
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.96
    157
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.52
    126
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    3.09
    134
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    10.69
    34
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    1.60
    153
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    2.21
    55
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.46
    68
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.50
    80
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    5.34
    121
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.09
    79
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.10
    105
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    12.84
    115
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    1.97
    71
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    12.02
    40
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    1.36
    121
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.88
    76
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    0.53
    154
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    3.45
    117
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.57
    112
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.19
    98
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    1.16
    146
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    0.93
    125
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    1.86
    119
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    0.20
    176
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    1.02
    134
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.38
    33
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    818
    4.06
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    343
    1.70
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    1,046
    5.19
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    836
    4.15
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    621
    3.08
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    1,482
    7.35
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    384
    1.91
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    407
    2.02
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    571
    2.83
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    266
    1.32
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    448
    2.22
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    294
    1.46
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    116
    0.58
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    356
    1.77
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    370
    1.84
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    183
    0.91
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    138
    0.68
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    953
    4.73
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    262
    1.30
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    100
    0.50
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    191
    0.95
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    382
    1.90
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    61
    0.30
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    661
    3.28
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    863
    4.28
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    96
    0.48
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    746
    3.70
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    80
    0.40
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    137
    0.68
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    126
    0.63
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    87
    0.43
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    80
    0.40
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    126
    0.63
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    116
    0.58
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    32
    0.16
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    37
    0.18
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    63
    0.31
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    315
    1.56
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    159
    0.79
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    74
    0.37
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    25
    0.12
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    635
    3.15
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    11
    0.05
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    60
    0.30
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    97
    0.48
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    10
    0.05
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    55
    0.27
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    178
    0.88
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    5.56
    134
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    11.97
    140
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.36
    98
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.02
    75
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    4.73
    71
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.89
    48
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.60
    160
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.57
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    6.19
    70
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.96
    157
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.52
    126
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    10.69
    34
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    1.60
    153
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.50
    80
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    5.34
    121
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.09
    79
    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.