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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belgium and Madagascar 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.

Madagascar
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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    56.7
    59.1
    57.9
    138
    144
    141
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    64.1
    66.6
    65.4
    138
    153
    146
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    64.1
    66.6
    138
    153
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    67.7
    69.7
    143
    161
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.4
    70.4
    143
    160
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.9
    70.8
    140
    160
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    69.2
    71.0
    141
    160
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    69.7
    71.4
    140
    160
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    70.2
    71.8
    140
    161
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    70.7
    72.3
    140
    163
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    71.4
    73.0
    143
    163
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    72.2
    73.8
    142
    165
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    73.3
    74.7
    143
    167
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    74.6
    75.9
    142
    169
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.2
    77.3
    140
    168
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.2
    79.1
    139
    167
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.5
    81.1
    136
    166
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.2
    83.6
    131
    160
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.2
    86.5
    125
    158
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.5
    89.8
    127
    149
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    118.09
    83
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.15
    179
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    14.65
    136
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    160.51
    17
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    38.84
    30
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    8.32
    173
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    87.02
    36
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    9.18
    85
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.24
    49
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.25
    148
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    18.76
    112
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    36.32
    39
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.59
    178
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    11.29
    52
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    5.26
    98
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.99
    120
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.22
    157
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    42.06
    20
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    1.81
    175
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    2.54
    130
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.03
    152
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    29.31
    90
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    6.77
    59
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.02
    143
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    8.67
    14
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.14
    88
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    6.62
    56
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    3.26
    148
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    5.16
    36
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.20
    104
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    5.69
    96
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.52
    138
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    40.84
    13
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    3.69
    18
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.39
    172
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    58.73
    5
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    1.90
    74
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    7.62
    63
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    61.22
    24
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.47
    98
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    4.00
    26
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    7.61
    56
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    22.42
    8
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.12
    141
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    3.79
    72
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    7.29
    49
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.63
    82
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.01
    49
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    17.92
    25
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    12,388
    7.55
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    1,120
    0.68
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    17,964
    10.95
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    147
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    3,957
    2.41
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    14,605
    8.90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    606
    0.37
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    2,202
    1.34
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    629
    0.38
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,476
    0.90
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    2,359
    1.44
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    24
    0.01
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    996
    0.61
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    80
    0.05
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    653
    0.40
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    675
    0.41
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    4,803
    2.93
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    463
    0.28
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    266
    0.16
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    3,278
    2.00
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    401
    0.24
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    286
    0.17
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    1,046
    0.64
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    933
    0.57
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    1,080
    0.66
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    367
    0.22
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    6,208
    3.78
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    697
    0.42
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    7,880
    4.80
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    135
    0.08
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    467
    0.28
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    161
    0.10
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    11,085
    6.76
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    95
    0.06
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    187
    0.11
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    385
    0.23
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    627
    0.38
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    4,236
    2.58
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    58
    0.04
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    3,380
    2.06
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    3,028
    1.85
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    495
    0.30
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    1,749
    1.07
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    18
    0.01
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    2,507
    1.53
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    825
    0.50
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    661
    0.40
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    47
    0.03
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    5,353
    3.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.15
    179
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    8.32
    173
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.24
    49
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.25
    148
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.59
    178
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.99
    120
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    1.81
    175
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.03
    152
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    6.77
    59
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    8.67
    14
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.14
    88
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    3.26
    148
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    5.16
    36
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.52
    138
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    40.84
    13
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    3.69
    18
    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.