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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS NORTH MACEDONIA

Compare Belgium and North Macedonia 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.

North Macedonia
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   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    51
    68
    54
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    72.8
    76.9
    74.8
    73
    92
    78
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    72.8
    76.9
    73
    92
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    73.3
    77.3
    80
    95
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    73.4
    77.4
    81
    95
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    73.4
    77.4
    82
    95
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    73.7
    77.5
    86
    95
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    73.8
    77.6
    86
    97
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    74.0
    77.7
    89
    100
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    74.2
    77.9
    94
    100
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    74.5
    78.1
    96
    102
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    75.1
    78.4
    98
    104
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    75.8
    78.9
    110
    105
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    77.0
    79.6
    115
    106
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.5
    80.5
    126
    121
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.2
    81.7
    145
    144
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.3
    83.3
    167
    169
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    84.9
    85.5
    180
    177
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    88.2
    88.6
    181
    177
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    135.53
    62
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    31.93
    10
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    2.15
    179
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    165.58
    13
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    24.14
    83
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    22.40
    40
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    5.58
    181
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    7.15
    114
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    17.47
    77
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.77
    15
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    15.54
    121
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    6.93
    152
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    8.02
    21
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    6.73
    104
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    2.53
    165
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.03
    146
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.58
    78
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    4.25
    160
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.54
    50
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    0.47
    183
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.83
    79
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    32.55
    85
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    7.85
    48
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    4.11
    92
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    1.42
    131
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    4.82
    12
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    130.29
    1
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    13.66
    14
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.27
    117
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.44
    146
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    1.99
    175
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    6.29
    10
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.36
    133
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    4.00
    13
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.39
    170
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    19.07
    87
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.86
    146
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    1.27
    142
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    0.06
    181
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    0.03
    183
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    0.39
    163
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    4.49
    96
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.02
    173
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.78
    17
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    1.69
    127
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    0.44
    156
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    0.73
    158
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    0.43
    151
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    1.60
    120
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.11
    57
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    4,420
    19.23
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    71
    0.31
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    5,521
    24.02
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    1,055
    4.59
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    807
    3.51
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    157
    0.68
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    560
    2.44
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    516
    2.25
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    386
    1.68
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    196
    0.85
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    183
    0.80
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    19
    0.08
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    259
    1.13
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    267
    1.16
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    78
    0.34
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    96
    0.42
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    218
    0.95
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    12
    0.05
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    141
    0.61
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    1,104
    4.80
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    114
    0.50
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    163
    0.71
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    4,249
    18.49
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    260
    1.13
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    45
    0.20
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    455
    1.98
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    627
    2.73
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    72
    0.31
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    107
    0.47
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    93
    0.40
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    126
    0.55
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    14
    0.06
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    1
    0.00
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    108
    0.47
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    1
    0.00
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    23
    0.10
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    13
    0.06
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    1
    0.00
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    9
    0.04
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    29
    0.13
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    68
    0.30
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    56
    0.24
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    3
    0.01
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    31
    0.13
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    21
    0.09
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    53
    0.23
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    18
    0.08
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    11
    0.05
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    73
    0.32
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    31.93
    10
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    22.40
    40
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    17.47
    77
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.77
    15
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    8.02
    21
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.03
    146
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.54
    50
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.83
    79
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    7.85
    48
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    1.42
    131
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    4.82
    12
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    13.66
    14
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.27
    117
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    6.29
    10
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.36
    133
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    4.00
    13
    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.