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Germany
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
GERMANY VS BELGIUM

Compare Germany and Belgium 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.

Belgium
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
Germany Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    2000
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    		  
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    2019
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    		  
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    Age 5
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    Age 10
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 15
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 20
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    Age 25
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    Age 30
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    Age 35
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    Age 40
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    Age 45
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    Age 55
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    Age 60
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    Age 70
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    Age 75
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    Age 80
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    Age 85
    90.9
    94.1
    31
    1
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.09
    155
    44.62
    167
    2. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    28.49
    16
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    19.18
    58
    4. Stroke
    18.75
    173
    21.11
    166
    5. Lung Disease
    18.00
    116
    20.24
    104
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.54
    128
    22.30
    27
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    13.32
    117
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    11.97
    51
    9. Liver Disease
    9.69
    128
    7.38
    149
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    7.06
    43
    11. Hypertension
    8.36
    139
    1.78
    179
    12. Suicide
    8.27
    93
    13.93
    35
    13. Kidney Disease
    7.81
    152
    7.64
    153
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.66
    170
    14.69
    138
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.48
    161
    4.21
    177
    16. Falls
    5.64
    93
    5.68
    89
    17. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.59
    61
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.15
    62
    4.82
    64
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    4.84
    74
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.31
    144
    21. Alcohol
    4.32
    25
    2.78
    43
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.30
    99
    3.38
    126
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.25
    83
    3.89
    104
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    4.44
    48
    25. Other Injuries
    4.05
    151
    6.43
    110
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    3.89
    137
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    3.11
    81
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    3.84
    48
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.28
    29
    5.38
    11
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.98
    170
    5.10
    154
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.95
    157
    2.57
    165
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    2.23
    163
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    3.54
    39
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.14
    75
    35. Drug Use
    2.00
    45
    1.97
    46
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.39
    88
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    86
    1.63
    89
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.39
    119
    1.14
    131
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    96
    0.81
    129
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1.30
    161
    0.79
    170
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    11
    0.67
    24
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.90
    152
    0.65
    167
    43. Violence
    0.84
    161
    1.19
    147
    44. Skin Disease
    0.62
    130
    0.98
    112
    45. Asthma
    0.46
    165
    0.46
    166
    46. Drownings
    0.42
    177
    0.52
    168
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    160
    0.53
    151
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.33
    33
    0.22
    51
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    39
    0.45
    27
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.30
    135
    0.26
    139
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    147,055
    20.98
    15,281
    16.50
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    51,168
    7.30
    9,416
    10.17
    3. Stroke
    49,794
    7.11
    7,408
    8.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    46,560
    6.64
    6,777
    7.32
    5. Lung Disease
    42,797
    6.11
    6,438
    6.95
    6. Hypertension
    26,796
    3.82
    740
    0.80
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    26,026
    3.71
    3,329
    3.59
    8. Kidney Disease
    22,770
    3.25
    2,952
    3.19
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,712
    2.96
    5,677
    6.13
    10. Breast Cancer
    18,842
    2.69
    2,587
    2.79
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    17,971
    2.56
    1,809
    1.95
    12. Prostate Cancer
    16,487
    2.35
    1,824
    1.97
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    15,560
    2.22
    1,269
    1.37
    14. Falls
    15,325
    2.19
    1,756
    1.90
    15. Liver Disease
    15,194
    2.17
    1,433
    1.55
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    12,594
    1.80
    1,378
    1.49
    17. Lymphomas
    12,249
    1.75
    1,552
    1.68
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    10,677
    1.52
    1,432
    1.55
    19. Suicide
    10,284
    1.47
    2,111
    2.28
    20. Stomach Cancer
    9,658
    1.38
    863
    0.93
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,891
    1.27
    1,060
    1.14
    22. Leukemia
    8,737
    1.25
    1,199
    1.29
    23. Other Injuries
    8,248
    1.18
    2,006
    2.17
    24. Other Neoplasms
    8,161
    1.16
    1,828
    1.97
    25. Liver Cancer
    8,057
    1.15
    976
    1.05
    26. Alcohol
    6,257
    0.89
    500
    0.54
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    6,212
    0.89
    898
    0.97
    28. Bladder Cancer
    6,193
    0.88
    1,078
    1.16
    29. Oral Cancer
    6,023
    0.86
    675
    0.73
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,192
    0.74
    653
    0.71
    31. Skin Cancers
    4,055
    0.58
    522
    0.56
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,830
    0.55
    418
    0.45
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,615
    0.52
    293
    0.32
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,160
    0.45
    666
    0.72
    35. Epilepsy
    3,091
    0.44
    348
    0.38
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2,291
    0.33
    282
    0.30
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2,231
    0.32
    384
    0.41
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,166
    0.31
    213
    0.23
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2,131
    0.30
    243
    0.26
    40. Drug Use
    1,930
    0.28
    287
    0.31
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,571
    0.22
    147
    0.16
    42. Skin Disease
    1,543
    0.22
    380
    0.41
    43. Anemia
    994
    0.14
    199
    0.21
    44. Asthma
    924
    0.13
    128
    0.14
    45. Low Birth Weight
    770
    0.11
    70
    0.08
    46. Violence
    769
    0.11
    149
    0.16
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    543
    0.08
    73
    0.08
    48. Hepatitis C
    507
    0.07
    53
    0.06
    49. Drownings
    459
    0.07
    79
    0.09
    50. Malnutrition
    450
    0.06
    291
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Belgium BELGIUM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    28.49
    16
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    19.18
    58
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    13.32
    117
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    11.97
    51
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    7.06
    43
    6. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.59
    61
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    4.84
    74
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    3.31
    144
    9. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    4.44
    48
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    3.89
    137
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    3.11
    81
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    3.84
    48
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    2.23
    163
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    3.54
    39
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.14
    75
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    2.39
    88
    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.