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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

Compare Belgium and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
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
12,220,769
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
       
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
 
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
 
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
 
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
 
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
 
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
 
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
 
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
75.5
78.6
50
78
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
75.6
78.7
51
77
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
75.7
78.8
51
77
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
75.9
78.9
51
78
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
76.1
79.1
53
77
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
76.4
79.3
54
76
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
76.7
79.6
53
74
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
77.1
80.0
51
73
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
77.6
80.4
49
71
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
78.2
81.0
52
69
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
79.0
81.8
53
64
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
80.1
82.6
55
61
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
81.4
83.8
52
58
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
83.1
85.2
54
54
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
85.4
86.9
50
50
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
88.1
89.1
40
42
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
91.1
91.5
20
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
49.69
162
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
14.66
78
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
15.09
133
4. Stroke
21.11
166
70.26
104
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
13.20
151
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
25.54
24
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
11.23
153
8. Suicide
13.93
35
2.28
175
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
53.37
3
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
13.25
39
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
23.98
84
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
4.80
162
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
3.62
94
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
2.77
173
15. Falls
5.68
89
2.34
167
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
7.87
10
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.57
80
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
14.23
101
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.85
38
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
5.56
60
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
4.13
63
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
61.66
24
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
3.14
161
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
3.69
118
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
2.28
95
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.77
108
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
4.11
112
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
7.00
77
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
1.87
141
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
0.24
169
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
4.63
124
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
6.42
8
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
22.18
32
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.29
168
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
0.40
169
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
18.75
89
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
1.48
101
38. Violence
1.19
147
47.92
4
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
1.06
133
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
4.13
19
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
0.85
127
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
6.72
67
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
1.43
90
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.11
148
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
2.47
92
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
1.82
96
47. Drownings
0.52
168
0.34
182
48. Fires
0.46
146
0.47
145
49. Asthma
0.46
166
2.02
115
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
115
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
1,726
9.88
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
587
3.36
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
2,415
13.82
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
472
2.70
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
452
2.59
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
393
2.25
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
436
2.49
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
793
4.54
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
413
2.36
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
70
0.40
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
91
0.52
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
19
0.11
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
883
5.05
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
119
0.68
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
82
0.47
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
251
1.44
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
155
0.89
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
176
1.01
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
132
0.76
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
2,077
11.88
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
129
0.74
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
60
0.34
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
133
0.76
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
101
0.58
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
74
0.42
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
231
1.32
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
651
3.73
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
59
0.34
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
444
2.54
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
97
0.56
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
10
0.06
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
7
0.04
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
35
0.20
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
106
0.61
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
145
0.83
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
46
0.26
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
27
0.15
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
48
0.27
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
13
0.07
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
139
0.80
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
358
2.05
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
82
0.47
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
1,484
8.49
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
3
0.02
46. Asthma
128
0.14
65
0.37
47. Drownings
79
0.09
10
0.06
48. Fires
75
0.08
16
0.09
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
11
0.06
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
241
1.38
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
14.66
78
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
25.54
24
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
53.37
3
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
13.25
39
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
3.62
94
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
7.87
10
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.85
38
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
4.13
63
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
3.14
161
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
2.28
95
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.77
108
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
7.00
77
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
1.87
141
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
6.42
8
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
22.18
32
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.29
168
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.