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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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
BELGIUM VS RUSSIA

Compare Belgium and Russia 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.

Russia
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   Russia RUSSIA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Russia RUSSIA
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    63.1
    73.4
    68.1
    60
    27
    42
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    61.4
    73.0
    67.0
    85
    47
    67
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    63.8
    74.3
    68.9
    98
    55
    79
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    58.7
    72.0
    65.0
    132
    98
    119
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    62.4
    74.6
    68.4
    134
    97
    115
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    68.2
    78.0
    73.2
    118
    74
    96
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Russia RUSSIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    68.2
    78.0
    118
    74
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    68.6
    78.4
    138
    84
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.7
    78.5
    140
    84
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.7
    78.5
    143
    84
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    68.9
    78.6
    145
    84
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    69.3
    78.8
    144
    84
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    69.7
    78.9
    144
    83
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    70.4
    79.2
    144
    81
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    71.3
    79.7
    144
    79
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    72.4
    80.2
    137
    76
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    73.7
    80.7
    132
    73
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    75.1
    81.4
    130
    73
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.8
    82.2
    121
    70
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    79.0
    83.2
    109
    70
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    81.5
    84.4
    91
    70
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    84.2
    86.0
    79
    71
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    87.3
    88.0
    64
    72
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    90.8
    90.5
    36
    76
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Russia RUSSIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    204.50
    27
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    22.20
    39
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    15.07
    134
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    117.23
    48
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    13.54
    148
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    16.34
    98
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    15.22
    134
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    21.60
    11
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.95
    91
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.55
    16
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    4.70
    172
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    22.50
    82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    8.15
    20
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    12.19
    43
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    5.79
    87
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.91
    124
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.29
    141
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    11.23
    119
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.99
    33
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.08
    172
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.74
    85
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    7.12
    157
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.52
    115
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.18
    137
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    3.07
    69
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.41
    73
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    26.37
    5
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.80
    24
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.78
    41
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    15.02
    3
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    3.54
    146
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    4.45
    25
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    6.54
    111
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.35
    58
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    5.40
    7
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    6.77
    149
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.41
    181
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    7.00
    68
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    0.22
    173
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.23
    104
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    1.19
    102
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    1.62
    153
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    0.11
    152
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.44
    39
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    3.67
    74
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    0.56
    148
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    4.19
    41
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.25
    43
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    0.72
    147
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    148
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Russia RUSSIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    562,711
    34.17
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    48,522
    2.95
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    327,199
    19.87
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    54,361
    3.30
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    36,600
    2.22
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    32,404
    1.97
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    42,633
    2.59
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    11,581
    0.70
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    23,242
    1.41
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    36,625
    2.22
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    22,517
    1.37
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    729
    0.04
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    14,107
    0.86
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    20,282
    1.23
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    11,705
    0.71
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    8,919
    0.54
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    45,463
    2.76
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    2,004
    0.12
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    9,371
    0.57
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    18,345
    1.11
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    8,238
    0.50
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    6,307
    0.38
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    54,060
    3.28
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    11,165
    0.68
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    7,431
    0.45
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    29,386
    1.78
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    18,348
    1.11
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    10,880
    0.66
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    17,507
    1.06
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    8,123
    0.49
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    5,612
    0.34
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    27,984
    1.70
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    403
    0.02
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    6,867
    0.42
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    2,735
    0.17
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    718
    0.04
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    2,770
    0.17
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    242
    0.01
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    9,113
    0.55
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    4,201
    0.26
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    7,423
    0.45
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    8,938
    0.54
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    11,450
    0.70
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    827
    0.05
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    1,764
    0.11
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    6,629
    0.40
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    6,387
    0.39
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    750
    0.05
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    2,153
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Russia RUSSIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    22.20
    39
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    16.34
    98
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    15.95
    91
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    16.55
    16
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    8.15
    20
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.91
    124
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    5.99
    33
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.74
    85
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.52
    115
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    3.07
    69
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.41
    73
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.80
    24
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.78
    41
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    4.45
    25
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    6.54
    111
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.35
    58
    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.