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Compare Belgium and India health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   India INDIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    2000
    74.6
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    17
    24
    		  
    61.4
    63.6
    62.5
    121
    126
    126
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    2015
    78.6
    83.5
    81.1
    23
    22
    23
    		  
    66.9
    69.9
    68.3
    115
    129
    126
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   India INDIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.5
    23
    22
    		  
    66.9
    69.9
    115
    129
    Age 5
    78.9
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    107
    122
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    70.4
    73.8
    106
    122
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    70.6
    74.0
    106
    122
    Age 20
    79.1
    83.9
    22
    23
    		  
    70.8
    74.3
    106
    121
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    21
    24
    		  
    71.3
    74.7
    108
    119
    Age 30
    79.5
    84.0
    21
    24
    		  
    71.7
    75.1
    108
    119
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    21
    24
    		  
    72.2
    75.5
    107
    119
    Age 40
    79.9
    84.3
    22
    24
    		  
    72.9
    75.9
    107
    118
    Age 45
    80.2
    84.5
    22
    22
    		  
    73.7
    76.3
    103
    119
    Age 50
    80.6
    84.8
    24
    21
    		  
    74.6
    76.9
    101
    120
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    24
    19
    		  
    75.8
    77.7
    101
    121
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.8
    24
    17
    		  
    77.2
    78.6
    100
    120
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    24
    15
    		  
    78.9
    80.1
    97
    121
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.4
    23
    14
    		  
    81.2
    82.0
    88
    116
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.5
    23
    16
    		  
    83.8
    84.5
    77
    104
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.9
    33
    25
    		  
    87.0
    87.4
    70
    90
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.9
    45
    36
    		  
    90.4
    90.6
    63
    83
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.6
    65
    52
    		  
    94.2
    94.3
    39
    73
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.0
    80
    69
    		  
    98.3
    98.3
    27
    50
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    76
    81
    		  
    102.6
    102.6
    19
    29
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   India INDIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.87
    155
    		  
    138.36
    39
    2. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
    		  
    6.80
    115
    3. Stroke
    30.11
    157
    		  
    104.39
    72
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    27.23
    10
    		  
    0.46
    165
    5. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
    		  
    13.65
    110
    6. Lung Disease
    21.14
    70
    		  
    126.99
    1
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.69
    121
    		  
    47.80
    69
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
    		  
    5.13
    117
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
    		  
    3.27
    159
    10. Suicide
    14.64
    35
    		  
    21.21
    12
    11. Other Injuries
    9.71
    100
    		  
    20.07
    41
    12. Liver Disease
    8.09
    127
    		  
    21.96
    61
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.03
    153
    		  
    25.40
    91
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
    		  
    1.18
    139
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.37
    142
    		  
    20.74
    64
    16. Kidney Disease
    6.67
    138
    		  
    21.56
    24
    17. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
    		  
    2.69
    133
    18. Falls
    6.47
    74
    		  
    29.36
    2
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
    		  
    3.83
    95
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.77
    89
    		  
    5.68
    90
    21. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
    		  
    2.47
    131
    22. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
    		  
    1.07
    139
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
    		  
    4.12
    52
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
    		  
    2.85
    156
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.21
    33
    		  
    1.38
    135
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.20
    129
    		  
    8.69
    69
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.15
    11
    		  
    0.38
    155
    28. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
    		  
    6.13
    75
    29. Hypertension
    3.78
    165
    		  
    18.52
    67
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
    		  
    8.89
    9
    31. Alcohol
    3.40
    33
    		  
    0.77
    88
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.34
    155
    		  
    7.65
    102
    33. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
    		  
    0.18
    171
    34. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
    		  
    0.98
    150
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
    		  
    13.22
    51
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    122
    		  
    58.80
    22
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    63
    		  
    0.68
    108
    38. Epilepsy
    1.62
    101
    		  
    3.42
    58
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    155
    		  
    27.79
    16
    40. Violence
    1.48
    138
    		  
    5.75
    83
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.18
    138
    		  
    9.12
    26
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.12
    131
    		  
    10.39
    14
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    6
    		  
    0.08
    145
    44. Skin Disease
    1.04
    108
    		  
    1.63
    91
    45. Poisonings
    0.85
    109
    		  
    3.47
    42
    46. Fires
    0.81
    129
    		  
    4.68
    56
    47. Drownings
    0.71
    155
    		  
    7.90
    32
    48. Asthma
    0.69
    155
    		  
    17.16
    14
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    145
    		  
    11.48
    54
    50. Malnutrition
    0.65
    114
    		  
    4.39
    67
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   India INDIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,463
    13.89
    		  
    1,215,414
    13.70
    2. Stroke
    7,358
    8.92
    		  
    881,702
    9.94
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7,197
    8.72
    		  
    3,873
    0.04
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,163
    8.68
    		  
    63,762
    0.72
    5. Lung Disease
    5,002
    6.06
    		  
    1,061,863
    11.97
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,659
    5.65
    		  
    481,508
    5.43
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,626
    4.39
    		  
    48,576
    0.55
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    3.29
    		  
    70,196
    0.79
    9. Other Injuries
    2,120
    2.57
    		  
    209,605
    2.36
    10. Suicide
    1,966
    2.38
    		  
    258,075
    2.91
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,927
    2.34
    		  
    227,324
    2.56
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,697
    2.06
    		  
    203,467
    2.29
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,674
    2.03
    		  
    10,786
    0.12
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,644
    1.99
    		  
    12,231
    0.14
    15. Lymphomas
    1,481
    1.79
    		  
    27,089
    0.31
    16. Falls
    1,416
    1.72
    		  
    254,183
    2.87
    17. Liver Disease
    1,349
    1.63
    		  
    216,865
    2.44
    18. Leukemia
    1,192
    1.45
    		  
    27,392
    0.31
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,185
    1.44
    		  
    55,358
    0.62
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    1,090
    1.32
    		  
    3,041
    0.03
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,045
    1.27
    		  
    9,508
    0.11
    22. Other Neoplasms
    1,010
    1.22
    		  
    13,325
    0.15
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    978
    1.19
    		  
    81,742
    0.92
    24. Hypertension
    944
    1.14
    		  
    158,334
    1.79
    25. Liver Cancer
    922
    1.12
    		  
    26,788
    0.30
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    887
    1.07
    		  
    233,070
    2.63
    27. Stomach Cancer
    853
    1.03
    		  
    58,992
    0.67
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    843
    1.02
    		  
    38,686
    0.44
    29. Ovary Cancer
    706
    0.86
    		  
    19,460
    0.22
    30. Oral Cancer
    634
    0.77
    		  
    87,710
    0.99
    31. Skin Cancers
    582
    0.71
    		  
    1,652
    0.02
    32. Alcohol
    504
    0.61
    		  
    8,034
    0.09
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    422
    0.51
    		  
    586,617
    6.61
    34. Uterin Cancer
    396
    0.48
    		  
    4,773
    0.05
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    325
    0.39
    		  
    104,200
    1.17
    36. Epilepsy
    294
    0.36
    		  
    39,097
    0.44
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.33
    		  
    85,487
    0.96
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    271
    0.33
    		  
    99,262
    1.12
    39. Cervical Cancer
    263
    0.32
    		  
    67,503
    0.76
    40. Skin Disease
    253
    0.31
    		  
    14,258
    0.16
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    197
    0.24
    		  
    819
    0.01
    42. Drug Use
    190
    0.23
    		  
    7,656
    0.09
    43. Violence
    178
    0.22
    		  
    67,642
    0.76
    44. Malnutrition
    166
    0.20
    		  
    45,256
    0.51
    45. Asthma
    142
    0.17
    		  
    151,877
    1.71
    46. Depression
    132
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Anemia
    127
    0.15
    		  
    2,801
    0.03
    48. Fires
    127
    0.15
    		  
    55,292
    0.62
    49. Poisonings
    126
    0.15
    		  
    39,760
    0.45
    50. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.14
    		  
    380,890
    4.29
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   India INDIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
    		  
    6.80
    115
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
    		  
    13.65
    110
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
    		  
    5.13
    117
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
    		  
    3.27
    159
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
    		  
    1.18
    139
    6. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
    		  
    2.69
    133
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
    		  
    3.83
    95
    8. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
    		  
    2.47
    131
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
    		  
    1.07
    139
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
    		  
    4.12
    52
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
    		  
    2.85
    156
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
    		  
    6.13
    75
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
    		  
    8.89
    9
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
    		  
    0.18
    171
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
    		  
    0.98
    150
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
    		  
    13.22
    51
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.