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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS LAOS

Compare Belgium and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    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
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    79.3
    83.5
    81.4
    23
    25
    24
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.3
    83.5
    23
    25
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    79.6
    83.8
    24
    27
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    79.6
    83.8
    25
    27
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    79.7
    83.8
    25
    27
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    79.7
    83.9
    25
    27
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    79.9
    83.9
    26
    27
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.0
    26
    27
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.1
    26
    27
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.2
    26
    28
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.4
    27
    28
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.1
    84.7
    27
    28
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    29
    28
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    82.3
    85.6
    29
    26
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.3
    29
    23
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.2
    28
    21
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.2
    28
    20
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.5
    30
    24
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    49
    43
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    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
    44.62
    167
    139.74
    56
    2. Lung Cancers
    28.49
    16
    21.02
    48
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.30
    27
    16.42
    119
    4. Stroke
    21.11
    166
    152.50
    21
    5. Lung Disease
    20.24
    104
    46.19
    20
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    17.83
    80
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.69
    138
    59.07
    61
    8. Suicide
    13.93
    35
    5.98
    128
    9. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    3.01
    174
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.17
    74
    11. Kidney Disease
    7.64
    153
    38.60
    25
    12. Liver Disease
    7.38
    149
    24.75
    75
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.38
    157
    14. Other Injuries
    6.43
    110
    7.53
    92
    15. Falls
    5.68
    89
    9.16
    28
    16. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.47
    102
    17. Other Neoplasms
    5.38
    11
    0.29
    143
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.10
    154
    19.78
    77
    19. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    4.05
    108
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    64
    3.39
    92
    21. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    5.00
    19
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.21
    177
    36.38
    71
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    25.37
    4
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.89
    104
    4.40
    75
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    4.43
    41
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.36
    137
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.38
    126
    4.66
    93
    28. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.97
    22
    29. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    7.55
    14
    30. Alcohol
    2.78
    43
    1.13
    107
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.57
    165
    5.84
    92
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.27
    151
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    7.80
    96
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.43
    123
    35. Drug Use
    1.97
    46
    0.53
    157
    36. Hypertension
    1.78
    179
    24.41
    59
    37. Epilepsy
    1.63
    89
    0.86
    144
    38. Violence
    1.19
    147
    6.67
    74
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    131
    27.89
    53
    40. Skin Disease
    0.98
    112
    2.37
    45
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.81
    129
    3.57
    33
    42. Low Birth Weight
    0.79
    170
    8.47
    50
    43. Malnutrition
    0.71
    108
    3.82
    60
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.67
    24
    0.12
    138
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.65
    167
    16.83
    4
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.53
    151
    8.00
    40
    47. Drownings
    0.52
    168
    7.51
    9
    48. Fires
    0.46
    146
    1.68
    85
    49. Asthma
    0.46
    166
    19.60
    22
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    27
    0.00
    122
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belgium BELGIUM   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,281
    16.50
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9,416
    10.17
    458
    1.14
    3. Stroke
    7,408
    8.00
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,777
    7.32
    919
    2.28
    5. Lung Disease
    6,438
    6.95
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,677
    6.13
    2,820
    7.01
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,329
    3.59
    422
    1.05
    8. Kidney Disease
    2,952
    3.19
    1,646
    4.09
    9. Breast Cancer
    2,587
    2.79
    437
    1.09
    10. Suicide
    2,111
    2.28
    390
    0.97
    11. Other Injuries
    2,006
    2.17
    519
    1.29
    12. Other Neoplasms
    1,828
    1.97
    12
    0.03
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1,824
    1.97
    37
    0.09
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,809
    1.95
    61
    0.15
    15. Falls
    1,756
    1.90
    440
    1.09
    16. Lymphomas
    1,552
    1.68
    211
    0.52
    17. Liver Disease
    1,433
    1.55
    1,171
    2.91
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,432
    1.55
    186
    0.46
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    1,378
    1.49
    139
    0.35
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,269
    1.37
    1,466
    3.64
    21. Leukemia
    1,199
    1.29
    290
    0.72
    22. Bladder Cancer
    1,078
    1.16
    49
    0.12
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,060
    1.14
    206
    0.51
    24. Liver Cancer
    976
    1.05
    1,104
    2.74
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    898
    0.97
    214
    0.53
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.93
    530
    1.32
    27. Hypertension
    740
    0.80
    890
    2.21
    28. Oral Cancer
    675
    0.73
    349
    0.87
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    666
    0.72
    1,281
    3.18
    30. Ovary Cancer
    653
    0.71
    101
    0.25
    31. Skin Cancers
    522
    0.56
    59
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    500
    0.54
    61
    0.15
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    418
    0.45
    1,552
    3.86
    34. Uterin Cancer
    384
    0.41
    29
    0.07
    35. Skin Disease
    380
    0.41
    89
    0.22
    36. Epilepsy
    348
    0.38
    58
    0.14
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    293
    0.32
    207
    0.51
    38. Malnutrition
    291
    0.31
    166
    0.41
    39. Drug Use
    287
    0.31
    33
    0.08
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    282
    0.30
    647
    1.61
    41. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.26
    187
    0.46
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    213
    0.23
    651
    1.62
    43. Anemia
    199
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    44. Violence
    149
    0.16
    475
    1.18
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    147
    0.16
    6
    0.01
    46. Asthma
    128
    0.14
    840
    2.09
    47. Drownings
    79
    0.09
    568
    1.41
    48. Fires
    75
    0.08
    108
    0.27
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    73
    0.08
    7
    0.02
    50. Low Birth Weight
    70
    0.08
    1,156
    2.87
    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
    28.49
    16
    21.02
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.18
    58
    17.83
    80
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.32
    117
    3.01
    174
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.97
    51
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.06
    43
    1.38
    157
    6. Lymphomas
    5.59
    61
    4.47
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.84
    74
    4.05
    108
    8. Leukemia
    4.44
    48
    5.00
    19
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.89
    137
    25.37
    4
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.84
    48
    4.43
    41
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    39
    1.36
    137
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.31
    144
    11.97
    22
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.11
    81
    7.55
    14
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.39
    88
    1.27
    151
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    163
    7.80
    96
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    75
    1.43
    123
    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.