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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belgium and Oman 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.

Oman
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   Oman OMAN
      Belgium BELGIUM   Oman OMAN
           
    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
     
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    50
    80
    65
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    70.7
    74.9
    72.6
    48
    69
    61
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    73.0
    75.3
    73.9
    72
    103
    91
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Oman OMAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    73.0
    75.3
    72
    103
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    73.8
    76.0
    72
    107
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    73.9
    76.1
    72
    108
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    74.0
    76.1
    71
    108
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    74.3
    76.3
    72
    109
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    74.7
    76.4
    72
    109
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    74.9
    76.5
    73
    110
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    75.1
    76.6
    75
    110
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    75.4
    76.8
    78
    113
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    75.6
    77.0
    79
    116
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    76.0
    77.3
    85
    122
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    76.5
    77.7
    92
    137
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    77.2
    78.5
    109
    146
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.3
    79.6
    136
    156
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.1
    81.2
    150
    165
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.3
    83.4
    171
    165
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    84.9
    86.3
    178
    162
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    88.8
    89.6
    171
    158
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Oman OMAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    301.95
    5
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    4.80
    138
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    22.46
    24
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    94.98
    78
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    20.58
    101
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    12.12
    138
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    37.10
    74
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    4.47
    149
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    4.21
    170
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    7.13
    117
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    18.16
    113
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    17.70
    98
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    3.32
    104
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    4.21
    146
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    9.24
    25
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.23
    77
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.34
    124
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    12.63
    113
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.65
    157
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.47
    163
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.54
    94
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    58.11
    28
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.70
    109
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    7.63
    8
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    1.43
    130
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.19
    81
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    4.33
    98
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    8.09
    61
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.40
    109
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.34
    157
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    6.52
    67
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.40
    147
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.16
    135
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.75
    148
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.54
    155
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    21.35
    75
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.50
    177
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    0.72
    167
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    2.95
    92
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    4.91
    15
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    0.57
    151
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    2.79
    129
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.09
    155
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.30
    54
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    2.10
    105
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    1.05
    120
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    4.91
    26
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    1.20
    102
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    0.60
    156
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    143
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Oman OMAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    5,287
    35.65
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    323
    2.18
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    1,648
    11.11
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    113
    0.76
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    325
    2.19
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    701
    4.73
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    205
    1.38
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    312
    2.10
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    141
    0.95
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    241
    1.62
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    130
    0.88
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    7
    0.05
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    37
    0.25
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    77
    0.52
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    292
    1.97
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    138
    0.93
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    406
    2.74
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    53
    0.36
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    110
    0.74
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    1,029
    6.94
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    127
    0.86
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    41
    0.28
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    127
    0.86
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    116
    0.78
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    32
    0.22
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    185
    1.25
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    360
    2.43
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    70
    0.47
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    527
    3.55
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    26
    0.18
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    22
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    13
    0.09
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    78
    0.53
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    11
    0.07
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    92
    0.62
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    22
    0.15
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    12
    0.08
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    2
    0.01
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    29
    0.20
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    386
    2.60
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    42
    0.28
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    36
    0.24
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    34
    0.23
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    12
    0.08
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    11
    0.07
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    211
    1.42
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    38
    0.26
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    2
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    207
    1.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Oman OMAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    4.80
    138
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    12.12
    138
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    4.21
    170
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    7.13
    117
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    3.32
    104
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.23
    77
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    2.65
    157
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.54
    94
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.70
    109
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    1.43
    130
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.19
    81
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    8.09
    61
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.40
    109
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.40
    147
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    4.16
    135
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.75
    148
    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.