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Belgium
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 Belgium and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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
Belgium Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
     
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    108.48
    92
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.48
    152
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    19.83
    52
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    112.53
    56
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    44.15
    23
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.42
    112
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    117.32
    16
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    12.41
    45
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    31.05
    27
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    9.05
    87
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    24.38
    79
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    36.25
    41
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.92
    114
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    12.62
    40
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    8.41
    41
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.48
    101
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.25
    151
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    39.80
    25
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.08
    143
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    10.69
    18
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.40
    102
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    36.82
    69
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    9.59
    31
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    3.70
    117
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.18
    101
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    0.78
    167
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    9.82
    29
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.55
    82
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.21
    121
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.51
    82
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    7.74
    35
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.91
    111
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    22.64
    30
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.16
    74
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    1.25
    88
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    50.51
    14
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    2.36
    50
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    16.45
    27
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    55.99
    28
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.81
    79
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    4.14
    24
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    11.44
    22
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    11.91
    24
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.10
    153
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    5.00
    58
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    10.95
    18
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    3.10
    72
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.03
    48
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    20.76
    18
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    4,548
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    1,158
    0.18
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    13,527
    2.06
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    73,546
    11.18
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    2,966
    0.45
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    9,077
    1.38
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    3,416
    0.52
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    5,812
    0.88
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    8,272
    1.26
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    88
    0.01
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    3,948
    0.60
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    1,017
    0.15
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    3,483
    0.53
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    2,061
    0.31
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    15,044
    2.29
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    7,380
    1.12
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    1,035
    0.16
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    12,902
    1.96
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    1,871
    0.28
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    270
    0.04
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    4,045
    0.61
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    3,840
    0.58
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    790
    0.12
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    2,579
    0.39
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    15,743
    2.39
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    1,003
    0.15
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    30,256
    4.60
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    656
    0.10
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    765
    0.12
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    635
    0.10
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    41,301
    6.28
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    352
    0.05
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    781
    0.12
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    1,727
    0.26
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    1,728
    0.26
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    8,910
    1.35
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    638
    0.10
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    16,256
    2.47
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    4,823
    0.73
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    1,923
    0.29
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    11,120
    1.69
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    44
    0.01
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    7,733
    1.18
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    3,454
    0.52
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    2,007
    0.31
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    217
    0.03
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    34,668
    5.27
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    3.48
    152
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    15.42
    112
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    31.05
    27
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    9.05
    87
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.92
    114
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.48
    101
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    3.08
    143
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    3.40
    102
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    9.59
    31
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.18
    101
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    0.78
    167
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.55
    82
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.21
    121
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.91
    111
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    22.64
    30
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    2.16
    74
    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.