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Slovakia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Slovakia 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
Slovakia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    1980
    66.8
    74.3
    70.4
    43
    34
    41
     
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    1990
    66.6
    75.4
    70.9
    66
    42
    54
     
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    2000
    68.9
    77.1
    73.0
    72
    44
    49
     
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    2010
    71.3
    78.9
    75.1
    69
    43
    52
     
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    2019
    74.8
    81.4
    78.2
    51
    38
    43
     
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.8
    81.4
    51
    38
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    Age 5
    75.3
    81.9
    55
    39
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.9
    55
    39
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 15
    75.4
    81.9
    57
    40
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    Age 20
    75.5
    82.0
    57
    40
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    Age 25
    75.7
    82.1
    57
    40
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    Age 30
    75.9
    82.1
    59
    41
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    Age 35
    76.1
    82.2
    61
    42
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.4
    62
    41
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.5
    64
    41
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    Age 50
    77.3
    82.9
    66
    42
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.3
    67
    42
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    Age 60
    79.3
    83.9
    64
    43
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.7
    64
    44
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    Age 70
    82.6
    85.7
    66
    46
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    Age 75
    84.6
    86.8
    66
    51
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.5
    76
    55
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    Age 85
    89.8
    91.4
    87
    33
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.61
    109
    44.62
    167
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    38.15
    3
    22.30
    27
    3. Stroke
    35.90
    143
    21.11
    166
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.91
    23
    28.49
    16
    5. Prostate Cancer
    25.13
    46
    13.32
    117
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.87
    1
    11.97
    51
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.20
    115
    14.69
    138
    8. Breast Cancer
    18.97
    65
    19.18
    58
    9. Liver Disease
    17.16
    100
    7.38
    149
    10. Falls
    13.03
    11
    5.68
    89
    11. Lung Disease
    10.88
    165
    20.24
    104
    12. Hypertension
    9.84
    134
    1.78
    179
    13. Suicide
    9.31
    82
    13.93
    35
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.90
    9
    7.06
    43
    15. Stomach Cancer
    8.29
    59
    3.31
    144
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.06
    149
    7.64
    153
    17. Oral Cancer
    7.93
    10
    3.11
    81
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.45
    155
    4.21
    177
    19. Lymphomas
    7.42
    14
    5.59
    61
    20. Other Injuries
    7.20
    98
    6.43
    110
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.38
    26
    4.84
    74
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.79
    116
    2.23
    163
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.28
    153
    5.10
    154
    24. Leukemia
    4.79
    27
    4.44
    48
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    108
    3.89
    137
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.68
    21
    2.39
    88
    27. Bladder Cancer
    4.61
    14
    3.54
    39
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    132
    2.57
    165
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.10
    114
    3.38
    126
    30. Skin Cancers
    3.59
    20
    2.14
    75
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.30
    60
    3.84
    48
    32. Alcohol
    2.88
    38
    2.78
    43
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.71
    150
    3.89
    104
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.71
    89
    0.65
    167
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.38
    137
    0.79
    170
    36. Drownings
    2.12
    111
    0.52
    168
    37. Epilepsy
    2.06
    63
    1.63
    89
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.93
    152
    4.82
    64
    39. Skin Disease
    1.63
    91
    0.98
    112
    40. Other Neoplasms
    0.96
    62
    5.38
    11
    41. Violence
    0.91
    157
    1.19
    147
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.68
    141
    0.81
    129
    43. Drug Use
    0.68
    144
    1.97
    46
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.64
    26
    0.67
    24
    45. Fires
    0.51
    140
    0.46
    146
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    163
    0.46
    166
    47. Poisonings
    0.42
    108
    0.25
    138
    48. Meningitis
    0.38
    129
    0.18
    160
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.37
    166
    0.53
    151
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.35
    167
    1.14
    131
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,654
    23.76
    15,281
    16.50
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,482
    9.99
    9,416
    10.17
    3. Stroke
    3,756
    8.38
    7,408
    8.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,562
    5.71
    6,777
    7.32
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,528
    5.64
    3,329
    3.59
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,024
    4.51
    5,677
    6.13
    7. Liver Disease
    1,425
    3.18
    1,433
    1.55
    8. Falls
    1,277
    2.85
    1,756
    1.90
    9. Lung Disease
    1,121
    2.50
    6,438
    6.95
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,071
    2.39
    2,587
    2.79
    11. Hypertension
    1,034
    2.31
    740
    0.80
    12. Prostate Cancer
    968
    2.16
    1,824
    1.97
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    876
    1.95
    1,809
    1.95
    14. Kidney Disease
    830
    1.85
    2,952
    3.19
    15. Stomach Cancer
    827
    1.84
    863
    0.93
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    750
    1.67
    1,269
    1.37
    17. Lymphomas
    736
    1.64
    1,552
    1.68
    18. Oral Cancer
    716
    1.60
    675
    0.73
    19. Suicide
    660
    1.47
    2,111
    2.28
    20. Other Injuries
    554
    1.24
    2,006
    2.17
    21. Bladder Cancer
    489
    1.09
    1,078
    1.16
    22. Liver Cancer
    469
    1.05
    976
    1.05
    23. Leukemia
    448
    1.00
    1,199
    1.29
    24. Skin Cancers
    357
    0.80
    522
    0.56
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    339
    0.76
    1,060
    1.14
    26. Ovary Cancer
    334
    0.74
    653
    0.71
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    331
    0.74
    666
    0.72
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    314
    0.70
    898
    0.97
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    310
    0.69
    1,378
    1.49
    30. Uterin Cancer
    280
    0.62
    384
    0.41
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    274
    0.61
    213
    0.23
    32. Cervical Cancer
    273
    0.61
    243
    0.26
    33. Alcohol
    219
    0.49
    500
    0.54
    34. Skin Disease
    170
    0.38
    380
    0.41
    35. Epilepsy
    168
    0.37
    348
    0.38
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    167
    0.37
    282
    0.30
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    163
    0.36
    1,432
    1.55
    38. Drownings
    144
    0.32
    79
    0.09
    39. Low Birth Weight
    97
    0.22
    70
    0.08
    40. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.21
    1,828
    1.97
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    70
    0.16
    293
    0.32
    42. Violence
    59
    0.13
    149
    0.16
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    55
    0.12
    147
    0.16
    44. Asthma
    47
    0.10
    128
    0.14
    45. Drug Use
    45
    0.10
    287
    0.31
    46. Fires
    39
    0.09
    75
    0.08
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    34
    0.08
    418
    0.45
    48. Poisonings
    30
    0.07
    41
    0.04
    49. Malnutrition
    29
    0.06
    291
    0.31
    50. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.06
    46
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Belgium BELGIUM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.91
    23
    28.49
    16
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.13
    46
    13.32
    117
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.87
    1
    11.97
    51
    4. Breast Cancer
    18.97
    65
    19.18
    58
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.90
    9
    7.06
    43
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.29
    59
    3.31
    144
    7. Oral Cancer
    7.93
    10
    3.11
    81
    8. Lymphomas
    7.42
    14
    5.59
    61
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.38
    26
    4.84
    74
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.79
    116
    2.23
    163
    11. Leukemia
    4.79
    27
    4.44
    48
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    108
    3.89
    137
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.68
    21
    2.39
    88
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.61
    14
    3.54
    39
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.59
    20
    2.14
    75
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.30
    60
    3.84
    48
    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.