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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belgium and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Belgium BELGIUM   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.62
    167
    119.93
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.71
    177
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    17.79
    85
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    124.02
    35
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    26.48
    69
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    19.09
    60
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    99.08
    26
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    10.54
    64
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.21
    50
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    6.86
    121
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    30.38
    56
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    36.74
    35
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.52
    128
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    10.75
    58
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    8.85
    34
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.70
    55
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.41
    98
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    31.33
    46
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    8.00
    7
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    6.88
    37
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    1.38
    163
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    44.68
    47
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    17.60
    10
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    4.48
    70
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.61
    87
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.91
    102
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    11.13
    23
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.41
    86
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.86
    86
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.37
    94
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    7.03
    51
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.86
    68
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    24.53
    27
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.57
    114
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    3.31
    22
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    17.73
    94
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    1.45
    103
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    6.73
    72
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    30.48
    50
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    1.87
    77
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    1.73
    80
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    9.43
    38
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    8.62
    36
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.59
    30
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    2.19
    103
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    8.81
    36
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    2.38
    93
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    3.31
    41
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    13.95
    42
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    237
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    16,262
    9.29
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    803
    0.46
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    1,937
    1.11
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    1,993
    1.14
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    2,433
    1.39
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    48
    0.03
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    1,031
    0.59
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    334
    0.19
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    1,168
    0.67
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    875
    0.50
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    6,053
    3.46
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    1,965
    1.12
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    387
    0.22
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    5,929
    3.39
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    340
    0.19
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    245
    0.14
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    1,615
    0.92
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    2,851
    1.63
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    285
    0.16
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    870
    0.50
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    2,231
    1.28
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    483
    0.28
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    7,808
    4.46
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    698
    0.40
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    214
    0.12
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    244
    0.14
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    6,538
    3.74
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    219
    0.13
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    264
    0.15
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    329
    0.19
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    256
    0.15
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    1,868
    1.07
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    630
    0.36
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    3,935
    2.25
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    2,161
    1.24
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    321
    0.18
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    1,857
    1.06
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    113
    0.06
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    1,979
    1.13
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    740
    0.42
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    729
    0.42
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    16
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    6,662
    3.81
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    5.70
    55
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    8.00
    7
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    1.38
    163
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    17.60
    10
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    2.61
    87
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.91
    102
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    6.41
    86
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    2.86
    86
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    2.86
    68
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    24.53
    27
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.57
    114
    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.