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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS MALAWI

Compare Belgium and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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   Malawi MALAWI
      Belgium BELGIUM   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    42.6
    43.6
    43.1
    180
    182
    182
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    62.3
    68.9
    65.6
    153
    138
    143
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    62.3
    68.9
    153
    138
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    65.3
    71.6
    165
    142
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    65.8
    72.1
    165
    143
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    66.1
    72.3
    165
    143
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    66.5
    72.6
    165
    143
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    67.0
    73.0
    165
    143
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    67.6
    73.4
    165
    142
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    68.3
    74.0
    166
    142
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    69.1
    74.8
    167
    142
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    70.2
    75.6
    167
    140
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    71.6
    76.6
    166
    141
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    73.3
    77.8
    166
    132
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    75.1
    79.0
    164
    128
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    77.3
    80.5
    164
    120
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    79.8
    82.3
    162
    116
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.7
    84.5
    158
    107
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    85.9
    87.2
    153
    102
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.4
    90.3
    141
    97
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    82.36
    130
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.92
    173
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.90
    48
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    99.81
    73
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    23.06
    86
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    13.43
    128
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    79.50
    43
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    10.58
    63
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    13.89
    113
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    2.90
    178
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    23.88
    86
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    43.20
    16
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.45
    180
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    10.06
    67
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    8.32
    43
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    7.19
    18
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.27
    147
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    57.15
    3
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.33
    134
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    2.36
    134
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.62
    179
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    36.03
    73
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.24
    158
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.95
    97
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    21.94
    1
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    4.76
    13
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    4.28
    101
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    2.55
    167
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.05
    83
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.46
    86
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.35
    75
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.51
    175
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    62.51
    2
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    4.59
    9
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.57
    152
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    32.87
    38
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    2.04
    64
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    3.12
    112
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    60.66
    25
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.36
    100
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    1.88
    74
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    8.83
    48
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    14.32
    16
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.10
    154
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    3.68
    73
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    7.34
    47
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.23
    104
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    2.94
    51
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    9.68
    66
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    4,929
    5.11
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    782
    0.81
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    5,939
    6.16
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    131
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    1,340
    1.39
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    7,739
    8.03
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    234
    0.24
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    1,567
    1.63
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    600
    0.62
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,007
    1.04
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    1,266
    1.31
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    17
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    271
    0.28
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    38
    0.04
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    562
    0.58
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    839
    0.87
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    3,259
    3.38
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    257
    0.27
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    200
    0.21
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    2,267
    2.35
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    82
    0.09
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    388
    0.40
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    370
    0.38
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    317
    0.33
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    1,842
    1.91
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    206
    0.21
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    1,797
    1.86
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    251
    0.26
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    6,221
    6.45
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    158
    0.16
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    331
    0.34
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    114
    0.12
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    5,782
    6.00
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    23
    0.02
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    101
    0.10
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    260
    0.27
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    154
    0.16
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    1,499
    1.55
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    47
    0.05
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    2,509
    2.60
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    2,876
    2.98
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    280
    0.29
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    406
    0.42
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    9
    0.01
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    705
    0.73
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    458
    0.47
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    380
    0.39
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    29
    0.03
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    4,339
    4.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.92
    173
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    13.43
    128
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    13.89
    113
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    2.90
    178
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    0.45
    180
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    7.19
    18
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.33
    134
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.62
    179
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    3.24
    158
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    21.94
    1
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    4.76
    13
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    2.55
    167
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.05
    83
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.51
    175
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    62.51
    2
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    4.59
    9
    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.