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Vanuatu
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

Compare Vanuatu and Belize 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.

Belize
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
Vanuatu Population Pyramid
556,750
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Belize Population Pyramid
571,048
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.4
48.3
46.8
109
109
111
 
61.1
62.3
61.7
50
58
57
1970
51.3
54.4
52.8
110
109
108
 
65.9
67.3
66.6
36
59
53
1980
57.1
60.6
58.8
111
111
110
 
69.5
71.6
70.5
25
60
38
1990
62.0
65.0
63.5
111
119
113
 
70.7
74.2
72.4
36
58
40
2000
67.6
70.7
69.0
87
107
99
 
65.6
71.3
68.3
99
101
102
2010
69.3
72.9
71.0
94
107
99
 
67.0
72.4
69.5
108
111
108
2019
62.7
68.3
65.3
151
144
147
 
71.4
77.8
74.4
83
79
81
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.7
68.3
151
144
71.4
77.8
83
79
Age
62.7
68.3
151
144
71.4
77.8
83
79
Age 5
64.5
70.0
169
158
72.3
78.6
87
79
Age 10
64.6
70.1
169
162
72.4
78.7
87
78
Age 15
64.8
70.3
169
163
72.5
78.8
89
78
Age 20
65.2
70.5
169
163
72.9
79.0
87
76
Age 25
65.8
70.8
169
165
73.6
79.2
87
75
Age 30
66.6
71.2
168
167
74.4
79.5
81
73
Age 35
67.5
71.6
168
167
75.2
79.8
73
71
Age 40
68.5
72.2
168
168
76.0
80.2
68
70
Age 45
69.7
73.0
168
172
76.9
80.6
63
68
Age 50
71.2
74.0
168
174
77.8
81.2
58
65
Age 55
72.9
75.2
168
175
78.9
82.0
56
61
Age 60
74.8
76.7
168
176
80.3
82.9
48
57
Age 65
77.2
78.5
166
176
81.9
84.1
42
52
Age 70
79.8
80.5
163
174
83.7
85.4
40
51
Age 75
82.6
83.0
163
173
85.8
87.1
39
47
Age 80
85.6
85.9
160
168
88.0
89.2
43
40
Age 85
89.0
89.2
165
170
90.8
91.5
34
28
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
299.44
7
73.43
143
2. Stroke
190.53
6
48.39
130
3. Diabetes Mellitus
81.66
15
53.85
33
4. Lung Disease
78.03
7
18.01
114
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
59.97
58
34.29
78
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.26
39
2.79
95
7. Kidney Disease
43.29
16
37.02
32
8. Hypertension
31.50
40
17.49
96
9. Asthma
29.89
7
2.51
106
10. Liver Disease
27.40
64
20.20
89
11. Suicide
20.97
13
7.65
104
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.62
90
16.66
115
13. Road Traffic Accidents
17.40
84
23.61
57
14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
16.53
4
1.03
116
15. Liver Cancer
14.32
16
9.53
32
16. Prostate Cancer
14.31
108
37.34
20
17. Breast Cancer
13.78
124
15.17
113
18. Drownings
12.56
4
5.99
18
19. Other Injuries
12.56
41
10.64
60
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
12.20
7
1.89
117
21. Cervical Cancer
11.35
72
18.39
42
22. Parkinson's Disease
9.71
3
4.40
74
23. Congenital Anomalies
9.24
16
4.45
126
24. Lung Cancers
8.83
109
11.67
98
25. Falls
7.87
55
4.43
116
26. Tuberculosis
7.46
74
2.92
97
27. Malnutrition
6.59
44
3.27
66
28. Low Birth Weight
6.17
75
3.22
119
29. Inflammatory/Heart
5.91
68
6.25
62
30. Maternal Conditions
5.24
47
0.55
107
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.85
152
7.47
111
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.71
68
7.01
36
33. Skin Disease
4.13
20
2.00
68
34. Leukemia
4.06
66
0.88
171
35. Ovary Cancer
3.60
126
0.54
182
36. Birth Trauma
2.94
84
1.50
105
37. Stomach Cancer
2.91
160
8.50
57
38. Violence
2.69
117
40.23
6
39. Meningitis
2.40
58
0.42
124
40. Pertussis
2.20
40
0.01
130
41. Epilepsy
2.01
68
2.12
59
42. Alcohol
1.85
65
3.08
33
43. Uterin Cancer
1.75
125
0.95
161
44. Fires
1.74
82
1.06
111
45. Syphilis
1.35
28
0.01
143
46. Lymphomas
1.32
178
0.36
182
47. Bladder Cancer
1.17
144
0.00
182
48. Poisonings
0.79
75
0.38
115
49. Appendicitis
0.72
39
0.45
72
50. Pancreas Cancer
0.65
176
3.57
98
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
454
22.70
192
11.27
2. Stroke
288
14.40
127
7.45
3. Diabetes Mellitus
127
6.35
141
8.27
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
124
6.20
97
5.69
5. Lung Disease
108
5.40
46
2.70
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
80
4.00
9
0.53
7. Kidney Disease
70
3.50
102
5.99
8. Suicide
54
2.70
28
1.64
9. Liver Disease
51
2.55
58
3.40
10. Congenital Anomalies
48
2.40
23
1.35
11. Hypertension
47
2.35
46
2.70
12. Asthma
45
2.25
8
0.47
13. Road Traffic Accidents
45
2.25
88
5.16
14. Low Birth Weight
43
2.15
20
1.17
15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
35
1.75
3
0.18
16. Drownings
35
1.75
24
1.41
17. Other Injuries
30
1.50
36
2.11
18. Liver Cancer
27
1.35
24
1.41
19. Birth Trauma
20
1.00
9
0.53
20. Alzheimers & Dementia
18
0.90
45
2.64
21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
18
0.90
5
0.29
22. Tuberculosis
16
0.80
9
0.53
23. Lung Cancers
15
0.75
30
1.76
24. Maternal Conditions
14
0.70
2
0.12
25. Breast Cancer
13
0.65
22
1.29
26. Cervical Cancer
13
0.65
28
1.64
27. Falls
13
0.65
13
0.76
28. Parkinson's Disease
12
0.60
11
0.65
29. Inflammatory/Heart
11
0.55
18
1.06
30. Pertussis
10
0.50
0
0.00
31. Malnutrition
10
0.50
10
0.59
32. Prostate Cancer
9
0.45
47
2.76
33. Leukemia
9
0.45
4
0.23
34. Endocrine Disorders
9
0.45
23
1.35
35. Syphilis
8
0.40
0
0.00
36. Meningitis
8
0.40
1
0.06
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8
0.40
20
1.17
38. Skin Disease
7
0.35
5
0.29
39. Violence
7
0.35
146
8.57
40. Stomach Cancer
6
0.30
23
1.35
41. Epilepsy
5
0.25
8
0.47
42. Ovary Cancer
4
0.20
1
0.06
43. Alcohol
4
0.20
10
0.59
44. Fires
4
0.20
4
0.23
45. Tetanus
3
0.15
0
0.00
46. Lymphomas
3
0.15
1
0.06
47. Uterin Cancer
2
0.10
1
0.06
48. Bladder Cancer
2
0.10
0
0.00
49. Poisonings
2
0.10
1
0.06
50. Encephalitis
1
0.05
1
0.06
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Belize BELIZE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
14.32
16
9.53
32
2. Prostate Cancer
14.31
108
37.34
20
3. Breast Cancer
13.78
124
15.17
113
4. Cervical Cancer
11.35
72
18.39
42
5. Lung Cancers
8.83
109
11.67
98
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.85
152
7.47
111
7. Leukemia
4.06
66
0.88
171
8. Ovary Cancer
3.60
126
0.54
182
9. Stomach Cancer
2.91
160
8.50
57
10. Uterin Cancer
1.75
125
0.95
161
11. Lymphomas
1.32
178
0.36
182
12. Bladder Cancer
1.17
144
0.00
182
13. Pancreas Cancer
0.65
176
3.57
98
14. Oral Cancer
0.61
180
0.00
183
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.00
183
0.84
168
16. Skin Cancers
0.00
183
0.00
180
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.