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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS FINLAND

Compare Belgium and Finland 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.

Finland
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
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Finland Population Pyramid
5,486,152
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
       
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
  
65.4
72.4
68.8
30
20
25
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
66.2
74.4
70.2
34
19
25
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
69.2
77.9
73.4
30
10
19
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
70.9
78.9
74.8
34
14
25
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
74.0
80.9
77.5
29
15
23
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
76.6
83.1
79.9
26
15
24
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
79.2
84.0
81.6
25
17
22
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
79.2
84.0
25
17
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
79.2
84.0
25
17
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
79.4
84.2
26
19
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
79.4
84.2
26
19
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
79.4
84.3
27
19
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
79.5
84.3
27
18
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
79.7
84.4
27
19
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
80.0
84.5
27
18
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
80.2
84.6
27
17
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
80.4
84.7
27
16
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
80.7
84.9
28
16
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
81.1
85.1
26
17
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
81.6
85.4
27
18
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
82.4
85.8
28
21
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
83.4
86.4
26
20
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
84.7
87.2
29
22
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
86.3
88.1
32
24
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
88.2
89.5
35
26
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
90.6
91.2
48
45
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
58.60
152
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
17.24
71
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
54.65
1
4. Stroke
21.11
166
24.54
157
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
8.59
173
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
14.52
123
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
2.80
183
8. Suicide
13.93
35
13.43
38
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
14.53
107
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
10.24
73
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
2.05
183
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
11.51
117
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
9.12
8
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
4.29
143
15. Falls
5.68
89
8.17
47
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
5.82
51
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
2.26
48
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
3.09
168
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.00
67
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
2.38
132
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.76
132
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
3.51
179
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
4.01
131
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
4.84
56
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
2.50
91
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.97
97
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
4.58
94
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
3.37
142
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
1.72
147
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
5.17
17
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
3.26
151
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.84
70
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
1.19
183
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.23
68
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
4.52
10
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
11.23
123
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
1.19
122
38. Violence
1.19
147
1.06
153
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
0.12
177
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
0.17
170
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
0.11
181
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
0.74
174
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
0.06
165
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.72
21
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
1.15
147
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
0.21
177
47. Drownings
0.52
168
1.20
138
48. Fires
0.46
146
0.69
126
49. Asthma
0.46
166
0.48
164
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.03
61
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
9,831
20.33
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
11,120
23.00
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
4,115
8.51
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
2,312
4.78
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
1,289
2.67
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
436
0.90
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
1,433
2.96
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
342
0.71
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
948
1.96
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
846
1.75
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
437
0.90
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
377
0.78
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
970
2.01
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
1,247
2.58
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
1,325
2.74
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
851
1.76
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
1,068
2.21
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
257
0.53
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
853
1.76
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
418
0.86
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
371
0.77
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
308
0.64
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
518
1.07
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
545
1.13
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
320
0.66
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
447
0.92
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
2,030
4.20
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
207
0.43
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
215
0.44
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
344
0.71
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
297
0.61
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
464
0.96
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
15
0.03
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
225
0.47
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
27
0.06
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
104
0.22
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
19
0.04
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
7
0.01
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
269
0.56
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
192
0.40
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
62
0.13
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
151
0.31
43. Anemia
199
0.21
6
0.01
44. Violence
149
0.16
64
0.13
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
80
0.17
46. Asthma
128
0.14
85
0.18
47. Drownings
79
0.09
106
0.22
48. Fires
75
0.08
62
0.13
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
83
0.17
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
26
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Finland FINLAND
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
17.24
71
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
14.52
123
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
14.53
107
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
10.24
73
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
9.12
8
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
5.82
51
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.00
67
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.76
132
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
4.01
131
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
2.50
91
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.97
97
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
3.37
142
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
1.72
147
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.84
70
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
1.19
183
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.23
68
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.