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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belgium and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
     
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    122.67
    76
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    12.10
    94
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    16.89
    109
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    71.23
    103
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    15.67
    136
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    9.70
    163
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    59.11
    60
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    15.23
    27
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    40.00
    13
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.57
    141
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    21.60
    100
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    24.37
    78
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    6.72
    45
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    7.51
    94
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    6.61
    75
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.54
    96
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.54
    84
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    31.57
    45
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    1.41
    180
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    1.90
    153
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.72
    135
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    29.83
    89
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    12.90
    19
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    5.23
    42
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    11.35
    8
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.29
    141
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    3.52
    122
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    17.14
    5
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.69
    43
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    0.96
    120
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    5.58
    97
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.94
    162
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    12.21
    71
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.71
    151
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    3.13
    25
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    12.84
    116
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    3.48
    17
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    14.22
    30
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    9.54
    69
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.46
    99
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    1.20
    100
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    4.59
    93
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    1.83
    85
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.21
    88
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    2.47
    93
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    1.92
    92
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    5.15
    25
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.16
    45
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    5.86
    82
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    82
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    457
    17.60
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    68
    2.62
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    272
    10.48
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    44
    1.69
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    58
    2.23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    236
    9.09
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    21
    0.81
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    85
    3.27
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    24
    0.92
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    71
    2.73
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    33
    1.27
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    2
    0.08
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    52
    2.00
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    27
    1.04
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    27
    1.04
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    19
    0.73
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    101
    3.89
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    9
    0.35
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    20
    0.77
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    112
    4.31
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    10
    0.39
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    5
    0.19
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    14
    0.54
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    49
    1.89
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    42
    1.62
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    67
    2.58
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    49
    1.89
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    20
    0.77
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    147
    5.66
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    3
    0.12
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    2
    0.08
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    4
    0.15
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    41
    1.58
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    2
    0.08
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    6
    0.23
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    16
    0.62
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    5
    0.19
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    8
    0.31
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    14
    0.54
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    38
    1.46
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    27
    1.04
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    10
    0.39
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    73
    2.81
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    1
    0.04
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    23
    0.89
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    27
    1.04
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    13
    0.50
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    1
    0.04
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    37
    1.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    12.10
    94
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    9.70
    163
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    40.00
    13
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    5.57
    141
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    6.72
    45
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.54
    96
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    1.41
    180
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    2.72
    135
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    12.90
    19
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    11.35
    8
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.29
    141
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    17.14
    5
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    4.69
    43
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    0.94
    162
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    12.21
    71
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    0.71
    151
    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.