WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

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 SIERRA LEONE

Compare Belgium and Sierra Leone 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.

Sierra Leone
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
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
           
    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
    		  
    31.0
    33.7
    32.3
    172
    170
    171
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    139.43
    58
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    2.37
    169
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.29
    62
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    120.14
    40
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    27.43
    66
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    28.09
    16
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    131.43
    9
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    11.25
    56
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    25.99
    38
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.44
    145
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    30.17
    59
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    33.30
    49
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.68
    150
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    15.78
    17
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    8.98
    33
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.11
    143
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.36
    115
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    41.61
    21
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.62
    125
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    9.40
    23
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.73
    177
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    37.99
    62
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    10.33
    29
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    5.12
    48
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.92
    159
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.29
    77
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    6.88
    51
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.96
    78
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.18
    125
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.31
    98
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    10.44
    6
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.66
    130
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    13.10
    66
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.64
    45
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    3.17
    24
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    20.30
    81
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    3.49
    16
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    8.04
    61
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    91.13
    8
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    2.01
    67
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    3.14
    39
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    12.61
    15
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    11.15
    27
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.24
    70
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    8.40
    20
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    13.12
    8
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    3.97
    47
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    4.26
    23
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    17.26
    27
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    156
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    4,027
    6.64
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    373
    0.62
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    3,769
    6.22
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    85
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    791
    1.30
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    7,420
    12.24
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    192
    0.32
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    1,082
    1.78
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    615
    1.01
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    521
    0.86
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    1,040
    1.72
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    10
    0.02
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    274
    0.45
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    62
    0.10
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    324
    0.53
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    132
    0.22
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    1,312
    2.16
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    798
    1.32
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    117
    0.19
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    1,190
    1.96
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    37
    0.06
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    78
    0.13
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    288
    0.47
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    400
    0.66
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    37
    0.06
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    232
    0.38
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    623
    1.03
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    82
    0.14
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    2,581
    4.26
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    77
    0.13
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    86
    0.14
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    52
    0.09
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    5,275
    8.70
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    31
    0.05
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    81
    0.13
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    230
    0.38
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    127
    0.21
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    924
    1.52
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    185
    0.31
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    1,532
    2.53
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    264
    0.44
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    308
    0.51
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    618
    1.02
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    10
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    613
    1.01
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    366
    0.60
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    275
    0.45
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    7
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    2,791
    4.60
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    2.37
    169
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    28.09
    16
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    25.99
    38
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.44
    145
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.68
    150
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    3.11
    143
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.62
    125
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    0.73
    177
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    10.33
    29
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    0.92
    159
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    2.29
    77
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.96
    78
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.18
    125
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.66
    130
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    13.10
    66
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.64
    45
    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.