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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS UGANDA

Compare Belgium and Uganda 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.

Uganda
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
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Uganda Population Pyramid
89,446,901
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
       
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
  
42.7
45.9
44.2
122
121
122
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
48.4
51.4
49.9
123
119
122
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
48.6
51.6
50.1
146
144
144
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
48.1
51.8
49.9
162
162
162
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
45.1
48.0
46.6
176
176
176
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
57.2
59.5
58.4
157
158
156
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
63.2
70.1
66.7
148
133
136
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
63.2
70.1
148
133
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
63.2
70.1
148
133
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
66.5
73.0
155
133
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
67.1
73.5
154
132
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
67.4
73.8
154
131
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
67.9
74.1
154
130
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
68.3
74.4
154
129
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
68.9
74.8
154
129
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
69.5
75.4
154
126
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
70.3
75.9
153
123
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
71.3
76.6
154
123
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
72.5
77.4
154
119
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
74.0
78.3
153
116
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
75.7
79.4
152
113
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
77.7
80.8
154
109
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
80.1
82.4
153
109
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
82.8
84.6
151
105
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
86.0
87.2
145
98
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
89.5
90.4
131
86
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
82.33
131
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
3.20
157
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
19.36
60
4. Stroke
21.11
166
99.89
72
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
28.73
59
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
11.12
150
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
81.99
41
8. Suicide
13.93
35
10.45
65
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
25.14
45
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
7.45
112
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
24.60
77
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
33.70
47
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
2.88
116
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
10.15
64
15. Falls
5.68
89
7.78
59
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
8.13
7
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.31
136
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
53.60
6
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.62
44
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
2.94
115
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.67
137
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
40.31
60
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
7.69
50
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
4.10
93
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
11.56
7
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.70
113
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
4.44
95
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
4.55
124
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
4.38
50
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
1.67
74
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
6.31
78
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.93
60
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
45.76
8
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.54
51
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
1.09
109
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
30.73
43
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
1.99
70
38. Violence
1.19
147
17.69
24
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
46.00
40
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
1.53
95
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
1.93
72
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
7.36
61
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
11.07
28
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.09
166
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
4.66
63
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
7.85
42
47. Drownings
0.52
168
2.33
95
48. Fires
0.46
146
2.83
54
49. Asthma
0.46
166
11.28
56
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
174
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
8,784
4.23
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
1,286
0.62
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
11,181
5.39
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
441
0.21
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
3,051
1.47
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
18,865
9.09
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
919
0.44
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
3,168
1.53
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
1,128
0.54
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
2,033
0.98
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
3,130
1.51
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
37
0.02
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
950
0.46
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
358
0.17
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
1,127
0.54
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
1,762
0.85
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
5,122
2.47
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
761
0.37
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
351
0.17
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
4,794
2.31
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
599
0.29
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
181
0.09
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
859
0.41
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
1,522
0.73
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
1,674
0.81
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
515
0.25
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
3,120
1.50
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
731
0.35
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
13,012
6.27
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
519
0.25
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
349
0.17
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
256
0.12
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
12,103
5.83
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
234
0.11
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
242
0.12
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
599
0.29
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
348
0.17
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
3,317
1.60
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
233
0.11
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
6,641
3.20
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
4,378
2.11
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
687
0.33
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
6,175
2.98
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
16
0.01
46. Asthma
128
0.14
1,745
0.84
47. Drownings
79
0.09
1,238
0.60
48. Fires
75
0.08
872
0.42
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
55
0.03
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
9,673
4.66
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Uganda UGANDA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
3.20
157
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
11.12
150
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
25.14
45
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
7.45
112
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
2.88
116
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
8.13
7
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
5.62
44
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.67
137
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
7.69
50
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
11.56
7
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.70
113
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
4.55
124
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
4.38
50
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
2.93
60
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
45.76
8
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.54
51
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.