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Compare Belgium and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    74.6
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    17
    24
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.6
    83.5
    81.1
    23
    22
    23
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.5
    23
    22
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.9
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    79.1
    83.9
    22
    23
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    21
    24
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    79.5
    84.0
    21
    24
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    21
    24
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.9
    84.3
    22
    24
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.2
    84.5
    22
    22
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.6
    84.8
    24
    21
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    24
    19
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.8
    24
    17
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    24
    15
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.4
    23
    14
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.5
    23
    16
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.9
    33
    25
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.9
    45
    36
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.6
    65
    52
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.0
    80
    69
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    76
    81
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.87
    155
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Stroke
    30.11
    157
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    27.23
    10
    		  
    0.71
    159
    5. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Lung Disease
    21.14
    70
    		  
    34.40
    23
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.69
    121
    		  
    103.64
    39
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Suicide
    14.64
    35
    		  
    8.54
    86
    11. Other Injuries
    9.71
    100
    		  
    19.68
    42
    12. Liver Disease
    8.09
    127
    		  
    15.22
    90
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.03
    153
    		  
    27.80
    84
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.37
    142
    		  
    21.84
    55
    16. Kidney Disease
    6.67
    138
    		  
    17.30
    56
    17. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
    		  
    4.34
    90
    18. Falls
    6.47
    74
    		  
    5.76
    80
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
    		  
    4.34
    82
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.77
    89
    		  
    2.40
    142
    21. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
    		  
    3.77
    91
    22. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
    		  
    1.50
    112
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
    		  
    0.68
    157
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.21
    33
    		  
    1.52
    127
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.20
    129
    		  
    5.53
    112
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.15
    11
    		  
    0.45
    152
    28. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
    		  
    2.46
    154
    29. Hypertension
    3.78
    165
    		  
    20.37
    55
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
    		  
    4.08
    63
    31. Alcohol
    3.40
    33
    		  
    1.69
    60
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.34
    155
    		  
    9.07
    74
    33. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
    		  
    0.87
    132
    34. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
    		  
    1.42
    114
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
    		  
    7.81
    85
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    122
    		  
    27.96
    49
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    63
    		  
    3.55
    25
    38. Epilepsy
    1.62
    101
    		  
    1.65
    97
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    155
    		  
    17.45
    39
    40. Violence
    1.48
    138
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.18
    138
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.12
    131
    		  
    10.04
    19
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    6
    		  
    0.06
    152
    44. Skin Disease
    1.04
    108
    		  
    1.93
    83
    45. Poisonings
    0.85
    109
    		  
    0.98
    102
    46. Fires
    0.81
    129
    		  
    3.64
    69
    47. Drownings
    0.71
    155
    		  
    5.69
    55
    48. Asthma
    0.69
    155
    		  
    25.90
    5
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    145
    		  
    18.95
    24
    50. Malnutrition
    0.65
    114
    		  
    9.20
    49
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,463
    13.89
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    7,358
    8.92
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7,197
    8.72
    		  
    22
    0.05
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,163
    8.68
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Lung Disease
    5,002
    6.06
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,659
    5.65
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,626
    4.39
    		  
    267
    0.64
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    3.29
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Other Injuries
    2,120
    2.57
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    10. Suicide
    1,966
    2.38
    		  
    422
    1.01
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,927
    2.34
    		  
    938
    2.24
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,697
    2.06
    		  
    632
    1.51
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,674
    2.03
    		  
    41
    0.10
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,644
    1.99
    		  
    46
    0.11
    15. Lymphomas
    1,481
    1.79
    		  
    171
    0.41
    16. Falls
    1,416
    1.72
    		  
    247
    0.59
    17. Liver Disease
    1,349
    1.63
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Leukemia
    1,192
    1.45
    		  
    203
    0.49
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,185
    1.44
    		  
    108
    0.26
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    1,090
    1.32
    		  
    14
    0.03
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,045
    1.27
    		  
    50
    0.12
    22. Other Neoplasms
    1,010
    1.22
    		  
    64
    0.15
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    978
    1.19
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Hypertension
    944
    1.14
    		  
    673
    1.61
    25. Liver Cancer
    922
    1.12
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    887
    1.07
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    27. Stomach Cancer
    853
    1.03
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    843
    1.02
    		  
    25
    0.06
    29. Ovary Cancer
    706
    0.86
    		  
    92
    0.22
    30. Oral Cancer
    634
    0.77
    		  
    153
    0.36
    31. Skin Cancers
    582
    0.71
    		  
    30
    0.07
    32. Alcohol
    504
    0.61
    		  
    74
    0.18
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    422
    0.51
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    34. Uterin Cancer
    396
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    325
    0.39
    		  
    817
    1.95
    36. Epilepsy
    294
    0.36
    		  
    92
    0.22
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.33
    		  
    313
    0.75
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    271
    0.33
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Cervical Cancer
    263
    0.32
    		  
    167
    0.40
    40. Skin Disease
    253
    0.31
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    197
    0.24
    		  
    2
    0.01
    42. Drug Use
    190
    0.23
    		  
    177
    0.42
    43. Violence
    178
    0.22
    		  
    390
    0.93
    44. Malnutrition
    166
    0.20
    		  
    393
    0.94
    45. Asthma
    142
    0.17
    		  
    911
    2.17
    46. Depression
    132
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Anemia
    127
    0.15
    		  
    50
    0.12
    48. Fires
    127
    0.15
    		  
    196
    0.47
    49. Poisonings
    126
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.15
    50. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.14
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
    		  
    1.50
    112
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
    		  
    0.68
    157
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.