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Netherlands
COUNTRY #1
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NETHERLANDS VS BELGIUM

Compare Netherlands 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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
    		  
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
    		  
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
    		  
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
    		  
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.1
    14
    20
    17
    		  
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
    		  
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    2019
    80.4
    83.1
    81.8
    13
    29
    19
    		  
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.1
    13
    29
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 15
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 20
    80.9
    83.6
    15
    29
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    Age 25
    81.0
    83.6
    15
    30
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    Age 30
    81.1
    83.7
    15
    30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    Age 35
    81.2
    83.7
    14
    30
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.9
    16
    30
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.0
    18
    32
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.2
    17
    32
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.6
    20
    32
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.1
    20
    32
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    20
    33
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.7
    23
    32
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    26
    34
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    31
    36
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    44
    50
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    38.44
    175
    44.62
    167
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.78
    7
    22.30
    27
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    28.49
    16
    4. Lung Disease
    21.59
    93
    20.24
    104
    5. Stroke
    20.66
    167
    21.11
    166
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    19.18
    58
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    13.32
    117
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    11.97
    51
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.84
    160
    14.69
    138
    10. Suicide
    9.27
    84
    13.93
    35
    11. Falls
    8.22
    46
    5.68
    89
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    7.06
    43
    13. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    5.59
    61
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    3.84
    48
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.62
    166
    4.21
    177
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    4.84
    74
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.19
    164
    7.64
    153
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.43
    72
    3.89
    104
    19. Other Neoplasms
    4.24
    20
    5.38
    11
    20. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    4.44
    48
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    3.31
    144
    22. Other Injuries
    3.51
    160
    6.43
    110
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    3.54
    39
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    101
    4.82
    64
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    153
    2.57
    165
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    3.89
    137
    27. Liver Disease
    3.02
    174
    7.38
    149
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.02
    136
    3.38
    126
    29. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    2.14
    75
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.83
    172
    5.10
    154
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.39
    88
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    3.11
    81
    33. Alcohol
    2.12
    56
    2.78
    43
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    2.23
    163
    35. Hypertension
    1.62
    180
    1.78
    179
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.38
    158
    0.79
    170
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.18
    128
    1.14
    131
    38. Epilepsy
    1.13
    128
    1.63
    89
    39. Drug Use
    1.03
    115
    1.97
    46
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    9
    0.67
    24
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    143
    0.53
    151
    42. Skin Disease
    0.60
    133
    0.98
    112
    43. Violence
    0.58
    174
    1.19
    147
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    157
    0.81
    129
    45. Drownings
    0.48
    171
    0.52
    168
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    60
    0.22
    120
    47. Anemia
    0.46
    26
    0.45
    27
    48. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    0.14
    25
    49. Asthma
    0.39
    171
    0.46
    166
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.31
    181
    0.65
    167
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18,148
    14.31
    9,416
    10.17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,601
    13.87
    15,281
    16.50
    3. Lung Cancers
    10,980
    8.66
    6,777
    7.32
    4. Stroke
    9,707
    7.65
    7,408
    8.00
    5. Lung Disease
    9,567
    7.54
    6,438
    6.95
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,829
    4.60
    3,329
    3.59
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,946
    3.90
    5,677
    6.13
    8. Falls
    4,131
    3.26
    1,756
    1.90
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,535
    2.79
    2,587
    2.79
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3,265
    2.57
    1,824
    1.97
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,995
    2.36
    1,809
    1.95
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,530
    1.99
    2,952
    3.19
    13. Lymphomas
    2,511
    1.98
    1,552
    1.68
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,386
    1.88
    1,269
    1.37
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,145
    1.69
    898
    0.97
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    2,120
    1.67
    1,378
    1.49
    17. Suicide
    2,025
    1.60
    2,111
    2.28
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,831
    1.44
    1,828
    1.97
    19. Other Injuries
    1,648
    1.30
    2,006
    2.17
    20. Leukemia
    1,578
    1.24
    1,199
    1.29
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,471
    1.16
    1,078
    1.16
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    863
    0.93
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,201
    0.95
    1,060
    1.14
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,163
    0.92
    976
    1.05
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,067
    0.84
    653
    0.71
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,055
    0.83
    1,432
    1.55
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,024
    0.81
    522
    0.56
    28. Liver Disease
    936
    0.74
    1,433
    1.55
    29. Hypertension
    818
    0.64
    740
    0.80
    30. Oral Cancer
    768
    0.61
    675
    0.73
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    681
    0.54
    666
    0.72
    32. Alcohol
    612
    0.48
    500
    0.54
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    584
    0.46
    418
    0.45
    34. Uterin Cancer
    566
    0.45
    384
    0.41
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    544
    0.43
    282
    0.30
    36. Multiple Sclerosis
    295
    0.23
    147
    0.16
    37. Skin Disease
    295
    0.23
    380
    0.41
    38. Epilepsy
    289
    0.23
    348
    0.38
    39. Cervical Cancer
    266
    0.21
    243
    0.26
    40. Anemia
    249
    0.20
    199
    0.21
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.19
    293
    0.32
    42. Drug Use
    231
    0.18
    287
    0.31
    43. Osteoarthritis
    220
    0.17
    59
    0.06
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    214
    0.17
    73
    0.08
    45. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.13
    70
    0.08
    46. Asthma
    165
    0.13
    128
    0.14
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    130
    0.10
    213
    0.23
    48. Violence
    107
    0.08
    149
    0.16
    49. Drownings
    98
    0.08
    79
    0.09
    50. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.08
    40
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Belgium BELGIUM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    28.49
    16
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    19.18
    58
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    13.32
    117
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    11.97
    51
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    7.06
    43
    6. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    5.59
    61
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    3.84
    48
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    4.84
    74
    9. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    4.44
    48
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    3.31
    144
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    3.54
    39
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    3.89
    137
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    2.14
    75
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.39
    88
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    3.11
    81
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    2.23
    163
    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.