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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS SAMOA

Compare Belgium and Samoa 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.

Samoa
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   Samoa SAMOA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    189.77
    33
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    21.56
    44
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.13
    68
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    118.02
    45
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    47.54
    19
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    26.40
    20
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    39.32
    68
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    14.60
    30
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.32
    48
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    8.66
    93
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    39.81
    23
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    18.98
    94
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.68
    124
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    8.08
    85
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    6.17
    83
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.94
    122
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.52
    86
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    15.42
    93
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    14.84
    1
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    4.28
    81
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.10
    150
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    82.64
    13
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.91
    99
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    6.72
    14
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.72
    172
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.56
    38
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    5.15
    83
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    12.23
    20
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.32
    75
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.39
    90
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    5.11
    112
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    7.58
    4
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    7.89
    94
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.24
    130
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.42
    168
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    23.76
    63
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    1.39
    109
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    3.39
    108
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    8.39
    70
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    2.65
    34
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    7.61
    14
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    3.59
    116
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    2.76
    74
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.12
    143
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    6.92
    34
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    1.25
    111
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    7.42
    11
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    1.12
    107
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    17.01
    29
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    241
    21.56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    19
    1.70
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    148
    13.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    26
    2.33
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    57
    5.10
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    53
    4.74
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    12
    1.07
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    52
    4.65
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    19
    1.70
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    25
    2.24
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    13
    1.16
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    1
    0.09
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    11
    0.98
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    4
    0.36
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    8
    0.72
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    6
    0.54
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    27
    2.42
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    6
    0.54
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    7
    0.63
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    108
    9.66
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    3
    0.27
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    5
    0.45
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    7
    0.63
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    7
    0.63
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    1
    0.09
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    16
    1.43
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    30
    2.68
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    4
    0.36
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    26
    2.33
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    10
    0.89
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    2
    0.18
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    2
    0.18
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    12
    1.07
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    5
    0.45
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    3
    0.27
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    2
    0.18
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    11
    0.98
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    3
    0.27
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    1
    0.09
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    18
    1.61
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    6
    0.54
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    9
    0.81
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    6
    0.54
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    21
    1.88
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    13
    1.16
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    2
    0.18
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    16
    1.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    21.56
    44
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    26.40
    20
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.32
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    8.66
    93
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.68
    124
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.94
    122
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    14.84
    1
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.10
    150
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    4.91
    99
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.72
    172
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    3.56
    38
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    12.23
    20
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    3.32
    75
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    7.58
    4
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    7.89
    94
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.24
    130
    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.