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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Belgium and North Korea 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 Korea
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 Korea NORTH KOREA
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    105.37
    99
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    37.70
    4
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    16.26
    122
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    162.14
    15
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    87.71
    5
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    7.80
    177
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    22.75
    104
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    8.20
    95
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    2.38
    178
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.37
    70
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    12.98
    129
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    14.33
    111
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    4.85
    68
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    5.48
    125
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    6.34
    79
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    1.84
    175
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.14
    180
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    22.21
    64
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.96
    147
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.60
    160
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.44
    99
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    11.82
    137
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    16.66
    12
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.78
    113
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    3.80
    49
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.61
    120
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    2.40
    153
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.99
    21
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    1.62
    152
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.00
    116
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    3.79
    139
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.78
    168
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.11
    136
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.55
    160
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.24
    89
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    18.24
    92
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.98
    137
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    3.97
    101
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    1.70
    109
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    0.58
    138
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    6.87
    15
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    4.39
    98
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    1.25
    93
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.13
    135
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    5.64
    51
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    2.66
    86
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    4.46
    35
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    0.90
    118
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    4.81
    90
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    4,340
    2.03
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    26,178
    12.22
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    6,231
    2.91
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    3,232
    1.51
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    3,959
    1.85
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    2,407
    1.12
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    1,531
    0.71
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    44
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    219
    0.10
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    1,525
    0.71
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    1,801
    0.84
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    560
    0.26
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    4,506
    2.10
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    452
    0.21
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    1,155
    0.54
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    3,671
    1.71
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    965
    0.45
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    500
    0.23
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    684
    0.32
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    1,222
    0.57
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    3,771
    1.76
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    5,368
    2.51
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    513
    0.24
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    6,210
    2.90
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    532
    0.25
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    168
    0.08
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    304
    0.14
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    374
    0.17
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    138
    0.06
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    158
    0.07
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    266
    0.12
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    2,093
    0.98
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    317
    0.15
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    356
    0.17
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    991
    0.46
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    704
    0.33
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    1,712
    0.80
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    1,082
    0.50
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    40
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    1,439
    0.67
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    1,126
    0.53
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    253
    0.12
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    198
    0.09
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    1,208
    0.56
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    37.70
    4
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    7.80
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    2.38
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.37
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    4.85
    68
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    1.84
    175
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.96
    147
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.44
    99
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    16.66
    12
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    3.80
    49
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.61
    120
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.99
    21
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    1.62
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.78
    168
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.11
    136
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.55
    160
    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.