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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS LESOTHO

Compare Belgium and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Lesotho Population Pyramid
2,665,265
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
       
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
  
44.9
48.3
46.6
115
111
114
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
47.5
50.8
49.1
126
122
127
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
52.2
55.5
53.8
130
128
131
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
56.7
60.5
58.6
135
131
134
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
48.2
50.3
49.3
167
167
166
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
49.4
52.6
51.1
179
178
179
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
47.7
54.2
50.7
183
183
183
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
47.7
54.2
183
183
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
47.7
54.2
183
183
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
52.5
58.8
183
183
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
52.8
59.1
183
183
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
52.9
59.2
183
183
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
53.6
59.7
183
183
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
54.5
60.6
183
183
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
55.6
62.0
183
183
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
57.2
63.8
183
183
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
59.4
66.0
183
183
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
62.0
68.3
183
183
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
65.0
70.7
183
183
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
68.1
73.0
183
181
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
71.2
75.2
183
180
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
74.4
77.5
182
180
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
77.7
79.9
182
179
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
81.2
82.6
183
178
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
84.8
85.7
181
172
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
88.6
89.1
175
172
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
155.85
43
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
3.87
146
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
17.24
99
4. Stroke
21.11
166
211.66
3
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
83.85
6
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
11.68
143
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
192.07
1
8. Suicide
13.93
35
87.48
1
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
24.42
47
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
2.77
180
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
69.87
4
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
51.33
9
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
0.90
168
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
28.67
2
15. Falls
5.68
89
8.24
44
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.86
86
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.66
73
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
36.62
32
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
3.01
145
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
14.08
10
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.43
144
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
147.55
5
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
4.78
106
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
4.56
67
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
5.57
33
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
0.70
170
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
21.17
6
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
0.76
181
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
3.76
61
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
4.54
21
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
11.28
4
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.88
66
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
44.59
9
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
3.61
19
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
1.67
61
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
74.75
1
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
7.57
1
38. Violence
1.19
147
43.38
5
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
142.10
2
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
5.11
14
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
7.68
13
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
18.96
1
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
17.17
13
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.38
43
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
18.88
3
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
13.70
7
47. Drownings
0.52
168
9.67
7
48. Fires
0.46
146
14.67
1
49. Asthma
0.46
166
45.32
3
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
124
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
2,101
6.31
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
194
0.58
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
2,817
8.45
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
51
0.15
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
1,102
3.31
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
3,214
9.65
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
40
0.12
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
1,015
3.05
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
97
0.29
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
1,539
4.62
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
533
1.60
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
9
0.03
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
81
0.24
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
12
0.04
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
128
0.38
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
78
0.23
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
792
2.38
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
235
0.71
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
55
0.17
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
2,000
6.00
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
39
0.12
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
10
0.03
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
305
0.92
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
71
0.21
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
73
0.22
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
11
0.03
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
990
2.97
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
52
0.16
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
678
2.03
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
24
0.07
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
46
0.14
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
71
0.21
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
2,354
7.06
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
23
0.07
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
70
0.21
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
143
0.43
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
126
0.38
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
357
1.07
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
32
0.10
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
389
1.17
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
372
1.12
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
279
0.84
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
924
2.77
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
6
0.02
46. Asthma
128
0.14
678
2.03
47. Drownings
79
0.09
200
0.60
48. Fires
75
0.08
269
0.81
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
18
0.05
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
957
2.87
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
3.87
146
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
11.68
143
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
24.42
47
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
2.77
180
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
0.90
168
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.86
86
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
3.01
145
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.43
144
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
4.78
106
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
5.57
33
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
0.70
170
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
0.76
181
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
3.76
61
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.88
66
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
44.59
9
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
3.61
19
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.