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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS ERITREA

Compare Belgium and Eritrea 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.

Eritrea
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   Eritrea ERITREA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Eritrea ERITREA
           
    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
    		  
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Eritrea ERITREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Eritrea ERITREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    119.40
    80
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.27
    154
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    20.70
    39
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    139.66
    28
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    36.46
    34
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    28.19
    15
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    152.35
    5
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    17.26
    21
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    6.95
    146
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.79
    136
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    30.38
    57
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    61.76
    5
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.05
    166
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    21.49
    6
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    8.77
    36
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    6.91
    19
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.32
    133
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    54.13
    5
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    7.50
    10
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    3.00
    111
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    6.26
    4
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    51.06
    37
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.56
    151
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    4.91
    52
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    4.30
    43
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.26
    78
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    5.74
    71
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    2.50
    170
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.62
    63
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    2.33
    52
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.40
    71
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.73
    126
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    12.74
    69
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.58
    112
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.45
    70
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    52.22
    13
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    3.11
    27
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    13.64
    33
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    102.04
    5
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    2.17
    55
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    3.69
    30
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    6.60
    69
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    26.52
    3
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.19
    95
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    7.36
    28
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    7.37
    46
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    3.38
    64
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    5.00
    10
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    16.35
    34
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Eritrea ERITREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    2,154
    8.48
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    310
    1.22
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    2,564
    10.09
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    62
    0.24
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    662
    2.61
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    3,277
    12.90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    113
    0.44
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    578
    2.27
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    311
    1.22
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    382
    1.50
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    540
    2.13
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    6
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    54
    0.21
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    20
    0.08
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    168
    0.66
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    147
    0.58
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    1,215
    4.78
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    71
    0.28
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    85
    0.33
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    944
    3.71
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    144
    0.57
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    42
    0.17
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    123
    0.48
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    69
    0.27
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    81
    0.32
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    48
    0.19
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    926
    3.64
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    71
    0.28
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    1,326
    5.22
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    79
    0.31
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    30
    0.12
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    45
    0.18
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    2,292
    9.02
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    18
    0.07
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    45
    0.18
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    81
    0.32
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    77
    0.30
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    660
    2.60
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    36
    0.14
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    432
    1.70
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    132
    0.52
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    147
    0.58
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    384
    1.51
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    4
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    326
    1.28
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    118
    0.46
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    132
    0.52
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    12
    0.05
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    531
    2.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Eritrea ERITREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.27
    154
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    28.19
    15
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    6.95
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.79
    136
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.05
    166
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    6.91
    19
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    7.50
    10
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    6.26
    4
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.56
    151
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    4.30
    43
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.26
    78
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    2.50
    170
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.62
    63
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.73
    126
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    12.74
    69
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.58
    112
    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.