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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium
BELGIUM		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
67.5
73.4
70.4
14
12
11
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
74.6
80.8
77.6
26
17
24
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
76.2
82.7
79.4
24
16
23
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Belgium
BELGIUM		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
76.2
82.7
24
16
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
78.6
84.1
28
23
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
78.7
84.1
28
24
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
78.7
84.1
28
24
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
78.8
84.2
28
24
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
79.1
84.3
28
23
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
79.3
84.4
28
23
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
79.5
84.5
29
23
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
79.8
84.7
30
22
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
80.1
84.9
31
22
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
80.6
85.2
32
21
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
81.3
85.7
32
20
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
82.2
86.3
32
18
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
83.3
87.0
34
18
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
84.8
87.8
34
21
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
86.5
89.0
38
24
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
88.7
90.6
44
28
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
91.6
92.8
45
33
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
94.9
95.6
47
42
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.7
99.1
58
44
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
103.0
103.2
58
48
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium
BELGIUM		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Coronary Heart Disease
57.97
166
  
68.80
155
2 Lung Cancers
32.70
13
  
30.98
18
3 Stroke
29.74
176
  
36.89
160
4 Breast Cancer
23.87
19
  
23.62
20
5 Lung Disease
18.93
110
  
21.47
98
6 Influenza & Pneumonia
17.06
145
  
23.69
125
7 Suicide
15.70
27
  
6.90
101
8 Alzheimers/Dementia
14.63
19
  
17.08
14
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.54
40
  
15.49
33
10 Road Traffic Accidents
9.98
141
  
4.77
180
11 Liver Disease
7.14
125
  
9.48
96
12 Diabetes Mellitus
6.91
176
  
5.04
185
13 Pancreas Cancer
6.75
40
  
6.81
39
14 Prostate Cancer
6.68
90
  
8.21
58
15 Other Injuries
6.53
158
  
5.54
170
16 Lymphomas
5.69
79
  
7.35
36
17 Falls
5.05
62
  
3.51
109
18 Endocrine Disorders
4.78
114
  
3.13
147
19 Kidney Disease
4.73
170
  
3.23
185
20 Leukemia
4.69
51
  
4.39
63
21 Stomach Cancer
4.16
146
  
4.81
130
22 Bladder Cancer
4.05
35
  
4.27
28
23 Other Neoplasms
3.86
62
  
2.95
92
24 Oesophagus Cancer
3.83
70
  
7.62
30
25 Inflammatory/Heart
3.71
128
  
2.97
152
26 Oral Cancer
3.49
76
  
2.39
113
27 Hypertension
3.44
187
  
3.67
183
28 Liver Cancer
3.34
154
  
3.07
164
29 Ovary Cancer
3.18
46
  
3.96
20
30 Congenital Anomalies
2.79
180
  
3.68
164
31 Parkinson Disease
2.49
32
  
3.48
8
32 Skin Cancers
2.21
43
  
2.74
32
33 Alcohol
2.09
40
  
1.10
76
34 Violence
1.79
137
  
1.14
160
35 Epilepsy
1.57
105
  
1.57
104
36 Poisonings
1.50
120
  
2.81
89
37 Cervical Cancer
1.47
157
  
1.38
161
38 Uterin Cancer
1.26
80
  
1.53
64
39 Skin Disease
1.23
114
  
1.50
104
40 Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.17
160
  
2.54
123
41 Diarrhoeal diseases
1.15
135
  
1.95
119
42 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.02
127
  
0.90
140
43 Low Birth Weight
0.91
180
  
3.39
144
44 Asthma
0.88
168
  
1.09
153
45 Multiple Sclerosis
0.72
25
  
1.33
4
46 Drownings
0.65
179
  
0.35
187
47 Birth Trauma
0.51
175
  
0.64
166
48 Drug Use
0.47
80
  
2.14
27
49 Malnutrition
0.47
127
  
0.07
172
50 Meningitis
0.47
146
  
0.41
149
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Belgium
BELGIUM		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Coronary Heart Disease
13,930
18.29
  
92,299
19.77
2 Stroke
7,713
10.13
  
55,919
11.98
3 Lung Cancers
6,329
8.31
  
35,845
7.68
4 Influenza & Pneumonia
4,766
6.26
  
37,348
8.00
5 Lung Disease
4,635
6.08
  
29,069
6.23
6 Alzheimers/Dementia
4,315
5.66
  
29,116
6.24
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,237
4.25
  
18,951
4.06
8 Breast Cancer
2,449
3.22
  
14,343
3.07
9 Suicide
2,014
2.64
  
4,660
1.00
10 Prostate Cancer
1,697
2.23
  
11,508
2.46
11 Diabetes Mellitus
1,683
2.21
  
6,682
1.43
12 Other Injuries
1,433
1.88
  
6,029
1.29
13 Pancreas Cancer
1,424
1.87
  
7,954
1.70
14 Kidney Disease
1,294
1.70
  
4,804
1.03
15 Lymphomas
1,205
1.58
  
8,744
1.87
16 Liver Disease
1,130
1.48
  
7,767
1.66
17 Falls
1,118
1.47
  
4,450
0.95
18 Road Traffic Accidents
1,097
1.44
  
3,073
0.66
19 Endocrine Disorders
1,075
1.41
  
3,056
0.65
20 Leukemia
950
1.25
  
5,077
1.09
21 Hypertension
943
1.24
  
5,191
1.11
22 Other Neoplasms
938
1.23
  
3,829
0.82
23 Bladder Cancer
920
1.21
  
5,842
1.25
24 Stomach Cancer
906
1.19
  
6,006
1.29
25 Inflammatory/Heart
895
1.17
  
3,014
0.65
26 Oesophagus Cancer
707
0.93
  
8,762
1.88
27 Parkinson Disease
694
0.91
  
5,348
1.15
28 Liver Cancer
671
0.88
  
3,470
0.74
29 Ovary Cancer
652
0.86
  
4,366
0.94
30 Oral Cancer
589
0.77
  
2,428
0.52
31 Skin Cancers
404
0.53
  
2,947
0.63
32 Skin Disease
366
0.48
  
2,188
0.47
33 Alcohol
312
0.41
  
862
0.18
34 Diarrhoeal diseases
310
0.41
  
3,081
0.66
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.39
  
3,294
0.71
36 Uterin Cancer
287
0.38
  
1,852
0.40
37 Rheumatic Heart Disease
268
0.35
  
1,204
0.26
38 Epilepsy
267
0.35
  
1,201
0.26
39 Cervical Cancer
260
0.34
  
1,322
0.28
40 Congenital Anomalies
231
0.30
  
1,950
0.42
41 Violence
195
0.26
  
703
0.15
42 Poisonings
176
0.23
  
1,805
0.39
43 Asthma
167
0.22
  
1,260
0.27
44 Malnutrition
139
0.18
  
85
0.02
45 Multiple Sclerosis
122
0.16
  
1,206
0.26
46 Anaemia
111
0.15
  
260
0.06
47 Tuberculosis
86
0.11
  
443
0.09
48 Hepatitis C
83
0.11
  
189
0.04
49 Drownings
77
0.10
  
233
0.05
50 Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.10
  
905
0.19
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium
BELGIUM		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Lung Cancers
32.70
13
  
30.98
18
2 Breast Cancer
23.87
19
  
23.62
20
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.54
40
  
15.49
33
4 Pancreas Cancer
6.75
40
  
6.81
39
5 Prostate Cancer
6.68
90
  
8.21
58
6 Lymphomas
5.69
79
  
7.35
36
7 Leukemia
4.69
51
  
4.39
63
8 Stomach Cancer
4.16
146
  
4.81
130
9 Bladder Cancer
4.05
35
  
4.27
28
10 Other Neoplasms
3.86
62
  
2.95
92
11 Oesophagus Cancer
3.83
70
  
7.62
30
12 Oral Cancer
3.49
76
  
2.39
113
13 Liver Cancer
3.34
154
  
3.07
164
14 Ovary Cancer
3.18
46
  
3.96
20
15 Skin Cancers
2.21
43
  
2.74
32
16 Cervical Cancer
1.47
157
  
1.38
161
17 Uterin Cancer
1.26
80
  
1.53
64
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Belgium
BELGIUM		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
10,414,336
76
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
0.96
153
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
16.1 %
164
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
66.3 %
79
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
17.6 %
12
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
10.15
166
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
10.44
56
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
1.65
155
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
4.44
172
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.04
142
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.04
123
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.02
69
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.71
137
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
1.22
39
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
0.09
163
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
99.0
41
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
99.0
50
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
99.0
41
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
6.5
98
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
79.4
23
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
72.0
27
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$37,500
19
  
$36,600
23
 

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