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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 IRAQ

Compare Belgium and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    227.26
    23
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    11.72
    97
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.16
    66
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    128.44
    31
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    8.53
    174
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.07
    115
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    15.14
    135
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    4.74
    144
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    2.81
    176
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.32
    158
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    37.39
    29
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    10.94
    118
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.88
    115
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    6.33
    113
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    2.77
    156
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.82
    128
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.14
    181
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    34.41
    37
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.16
    141
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.35
    167
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.79
    26
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    43.40
    51
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.04
    165
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    4.74
    59
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.95
    158
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.81
    31
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    5.43
    77
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    3.94
    132
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.01
    133
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.16
    177
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.83
    57
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.59
    173
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    1.39
    180
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.00
    87
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.73
    58
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    16.27
    101
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.75
    161
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    17.20
    26
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    3.46
    87
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    0.25
    165
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    1.42
    93
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    8.00
    54
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.24
    131
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.13
    134
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    0.92
    151
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    4.96
    66
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    1.56
    127
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    2.35
    66
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    5.15
    86
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    114
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    2,429
    1.66
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    20,793
    14.19
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    2,162
    1.48
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    1,329
    0.91
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    5,551
    3.79
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    852
    0.58
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    6,323
    4.32
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    1,783
    1.22
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,418
    0.97
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    2,212
    1.51
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    26
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    171
    0.12
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    530
    0.36
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    709
    0.48
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    811
    0.55
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    2,127
    1.45
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    462
    0.32
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    658
    0.45
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    7,395
    5.05
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    1,315
    0.90
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    628
    0.43
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    1,190
    0.81
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    555
    0.38
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    173
    0.12
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    771
    0.53
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    2,451
    1.67
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    410
    0.28
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    10,726
    7.32
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    376
    0.26
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    339
    0.23
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    40
    0.03
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    1,578
    1.08
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    61
    0.04
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    49
    0.03
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    253
    0.17
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    283
    0.19
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    92
    0.06
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    441
    0.30
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    4,812
    3.28
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    162
    0.11
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    159
    0.11
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    5,658
    3.86
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    30
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    914
    0.62
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    658
    0.45
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    742
    0.51
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    21
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    6,573
    4.49
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    11.72
    97
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.07
    115
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    2.81
    176
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    4.32
    158
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.88
    115
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.82
    128
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.16
    141
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.79
    26
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.04
    165
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.95
    158
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.81
    31
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    3.94
    132
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.01
    133
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.59
    173
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    1.39
    180
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.00
    87
    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.