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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS PORTUGAL

Compare Belgium and Portugal 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.

Portugal
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   Portugal PORTUGAL
      Belgium BELGIUM   Portugal PORTUGAL
           
    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
    		  
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Portugal PORTUGAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Portugal PORTUGAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    39.25
    174
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    19.20
    56
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    17.21
    101
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    34.68
    145
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    11.66
    160
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.15
    114
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    18.35
    122
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    7.22
    111
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.78
    92
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.03
    20
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    7.45
    155
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    6.03
    158
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    6.50
    49
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    6.75
    101
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    3.52
    137
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    6.20
    36
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    2.12
    50
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    5.99
    149
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.17
    140
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    5.21
    61
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.09
    65
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    10.79
    142
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    5.44
    91
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.02
    144
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.93
    75
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.88
    27
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    3.66
    118
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    9.99
    46
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.60
    45
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.60
    138
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    2.39
    170
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.58
    76
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    2.95
    149
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.88
    92
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.64
    147
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    4.55
    159
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    1.63
    90
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    0.76
    164
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    0.66
    153
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    0.61
    132
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    0.58
    145
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    1.51
    156
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.21
    134
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.30
    52
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    0.78
    160
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    0.41
    159
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    0.60
    166
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    0.56
    135
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    0.49
    162
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.36
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Portugal PORTUGAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    12,878
    14.14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    7,191
    7.89
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    12,339
    13.55
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    4,406
    4.84
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    4,286
    4.71
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    6,851
    7.52
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    4,389
    4.82
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    2,803
    3.08
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    1,997
    2.19
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,172
    1.29
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    1,937
    2.13
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    652
    0.72
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    2,124
    2.33
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    1,669
    1.83
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    1,033
    1.13
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    1,608
    1.77
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    1,126
    1.24
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    1,547
    1.70
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    1,139
    1.25
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    3,601
    3.95
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    1,015
    1.11
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    1,171
    1.29
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    909
    1.00
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    1,270
    1.39
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    623
    0.68
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    2,532
    2.78
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    1,880
    2.06
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    912
    1.00
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    838
    0.92
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    397
    0.44
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    523
    0.57
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    111
    0.12
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    231
    0.25
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    406
    0.45
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    202
    0.22
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    415
    0.46
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    169
    0.19
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    79
    0.09
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    128
    0.14
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    196
    0.22
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    329
    0.36
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    229
    0.25
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    151
    0.17
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    96
    0.11
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    56
    0.06
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    146
    0.16
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    79
    0.09
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    108
    0.12
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    99
    0.11
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    79
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Portugal PORTUGAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    19.20
    56
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.15
    114
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.78
    92
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.03
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    6.50
    49
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    6.20
    36
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.17
    140
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    4.09
    65
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    5.44
    91
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.93
    75
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.88
    27
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    9.99
    46
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.60
    45
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.58
    76
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    2.95
    149
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.88
    92
    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.