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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS GAMBIA

Compare Belgium and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    142.59
    53
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.62
    150
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.89
    49
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    108.94
    59
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    29.40
    54
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    4.44
    182
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    113.77
    18
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    9.64
    77
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    6.08
    156
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    1.05
    183
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    32.04
    48
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    33.48
    48
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.54
    179
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    11.81
    46
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    9.85
    22
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    0.74
    181
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.42
    95
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    51.34
    8
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    0.44
    183
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    11.17
    16
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.09
    183
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    37.65
    66
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    30.83
    3
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    6.31
    18
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.48
    177
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    0.44
    181
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    6.44
    58
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    1.43
    178
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    0.01
    181
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.23
    103
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.72
    59
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.23
    180
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    25.76
    23
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.01
    177
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    2.38
    34
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    22.89
    68
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    2.78
    36
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    11.94
    43
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    41.12
    43
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    2.12
    59
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    2.55
    52
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    9.17
    43
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    7.13
    39
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.24
    63
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    6.56
    37
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    10.44
    21
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.58
    84
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.83
    32
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    15.88
    35
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    89
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    802
    6.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    34
    0.26
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    206
    1.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    1,340
    10.42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    11
    0.09
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    266
    2.07
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    26
    0.20
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    113
    0.88
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    194
    1.51
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    3
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    21
    0.16
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    6
    0.05
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    83
    0.65
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    12
    0.09
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    323
    2.51
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    230
    1.79
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    34
    0.26
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    290
    2.25
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    2
    0.02
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    4
    0.03
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    59
    0.46
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    377
    2.93
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    5
    0.04
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    14
    0.11
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    172
    1.34
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    0
    0.00
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    695
    5.40
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    2
    0.02
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    0
    0.00
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    12
    0.09
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    626
    4.87
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    1
    0.01
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    19
    0.15
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    43
    0.33
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    24
    0.19
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    110
    0.86
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    28
    0.22
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    383
    2.98
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    145
    1.13
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    56
    0.44
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    195
    1.52
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    3
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    134
    1.04
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    69
    0.54
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    67
    0.52
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    2
    0.02
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    662
    5.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    4.44
    182
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    6.08
    156
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    1.05
    183
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.54
    179
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    0.74
    181
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    0.44
    183
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.09
    183
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    30.83
    3
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.48
    177
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    0.44
    181
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    1.43
    178
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    0.01
    181
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.23
    180
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    25.76
    23
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.01
    177
    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.