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Compare Belgium and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    74.6
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    17
    24
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    78.6
    83.5
    81.1
    23
    22
    23
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.5
    23
    22
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    78.9
    83.8
    22
    23
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.8
    22
    23
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    79.1
    83.9
    22
    23
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    21
    24
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    79.5
    84.0
    21
    24
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    21
    24
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    79.9
    84.3
    22
    24
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    80.2
    84.5
    22
    22
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    80.6
    84.8
    24
    21
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    24
    19
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.8
    24
    17
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    24
    15
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.4
    23
    14
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.5
    23
    16
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.9
    33
    25
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.9
    45
    36
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.6
    65
    52
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.0
    80
    69
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    76
    81
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.87
    155
     
    89.77
    85
    2. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
     
    7.32
    109
    3. Stroke
    30.11
    157
     
    172.43
    11
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    27.23
    10
     
    1.58
    134
    5. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
     
    14.42
    103
    6. Lung Disease
    21.14
    70
     
    19.72
    80
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.69
    121
     
    88.74
    48
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
     
    6.85
    94
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
     
    36.65
    14
    10. Suicide
    14.64
    35
     
    10.50
    65
    11. Other Injuries
    9.71
    100
     
    11.81
    86
    12. Liver Disease
    8.09
    127
     
    17.67
    77
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.03
    153
     
    21.06
    105
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
     
    2.51
    103
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.37
    142
     
    23.43
    44
    16. Kidney Disease
    6.67
    138
     
    11.79
    104
    17. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
     
    5.62
    61
    18. Falls
    6.47
    74
     
    7.50
    64
    19. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
     
    1.86
    160
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.77
    89
     
    7.68
    69
    21. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
     
    3.79
    90
    22. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
     
    2.47
    70
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
     
    8.46
    23
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
     
    3.59
    135
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.21
    33
     
    3.20
    67
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.20
    129
     
    15.51
    16
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.15
    11
     
    1.67
    94
    28. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
     
    5.05
    100
    29. Hypertension
    3.78
    165
     
    17.95
    75
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
     
    6.96
    15
    31. Alcohol
    3.40
    33
     
    0.09
    139
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.34
    155
     
    7.50
    103
    33. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
     
    1.59
    88
    34. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
     
    1.40
    117
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
     
    28.96
    10
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    122
     
    51.96
    32
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    63
     
    1.36
    74
    38. Epilepsy
    1.62
    101
     
    7.36
    39
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.58
    155
     
    13.56
    56
    40. Violence
    1.48
    138
     
    11.53
    43
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.18
    138
     
    2.00
    106
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.12
    131
     
    9.50
    23
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    6
     
    0.16
    118
    44. Skin Disease
    1.04
    108
     
    7.72
    19
    45. Poisonings
    0.85
    109
     
    4.28
    30
    46. Fires
    0.81
    129
     
    9.83
    33
    47. Drownings
    0.71
    155
     
    7.74
    33
    48. Asthma
    0.69
    155
     
    9.46
    48
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    145
     
    14.51
    45
    50. Malnutrition
    0.65
    114
     
    36.64
    24
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,463
    13.89
     
    8,340
    5.79
    2. Stroke
    7,358
    8.92
     
    15,168
    10.53
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7,197
    8.72
     
    150
    0.10
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,163
    8.68
     
    708
    0.49
    5. Lung Disease
    5,002
    6.06
     
    1,902
    1.32
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,659
    5.65
     
    15,023
    10.43
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,626
    4.39
     
    737
    0.51
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    3.29
     
    872
    0.60
    9. Other Injuries
    2,120
    2.57
     
    2,221
    1.54
    10. Suicide
    1,966
    2.38
     
    1,625
    1.13
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,927
    2.34
     
    1,976
    1.37
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,697
    2.06
     
    1,382
    0.96
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,674
    2.03
     
    252
    0.17
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,644
    1.99
     
    1,263
    0.88
    15. Lymphomas
    1,481
    1.79
     
    719
    0.50
    16. Falls
    1,416
    1.72
     
    1,001
    0.69
    17. Liver Disease
    1,349
    1.63
     
    2,025
    1.40
    18. Leukemia
    1,192
    1.45
     
    512
    0.36
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,185
    1.44
     
    1,232
    0.85
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    1,090
    1.32
     
    137
    0.10
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,045
    1.27
     
    245
    0.17
    22. Other Neoplasms
    1,010
    1.22
     
    355
    0.25
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    978
    1.19
     
    1,565
    1.09
    24. Hypertension
    944
    1.14
     
    1,605
    1.11
    25. Liver Cancer
    922
    1.12
     
    450
    0.31
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    887
    1.07
     
    4,210
    2.92
    27. Stomach Cancer
    853
    1.03
     
    506
    0.35
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    843
    1.02
     
    837
    0.58
    29. Ovary Cancer
    706
    0.86
     
    111
    0.08
    30. Oral Cancer
    634
    0.77
     
    810
    0.56
    31. Skin Cancers
    582
    0.71
     
    167
    0.12
    32. Alcohol
    504
    0.61
     
    12
    0.01
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    422
    0.51
     
    10,089
    7.00
    34. Uterin Cancer
    396
    0.48
     
    66
    0.05
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    325
    0.39
     
    2,812
    1.95
    36. Epilepsy
    294
    0.36
     
    1,418
    0.98
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.33
     
    209
    0.15
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    271
    0.33
     
    1,102
    0.76
    39. Cervical Cancer
    263
    0.32
     
    1,771
    1.23
    40. Skin Disease
    253
    0.31
     
    880
    0.61
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    197
    0.24
     
    21
    0.01
    42. Drug Use
    190
    0.23
     
    244
    0.17
    43. Violence
    178
    0.22
     
    2,442
    1.69
    44. Malnutrition
    166
    0.20
     
    4,829
    3.35
    45. Asthma
    142
    0.17
     
    1,000
    0.69
    46. Depression
    132
    0.16
     
    0
    0.00
    47. Anemia
    127
    0.15
     
    328
    0.23
    48. Fires
    127
    0.15
     
    2,045
    1.42
    49. Poisonings
    126
    0.15
     
    905
    0.63
    50. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.14
     
    5,396
    3.74
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Belgium BELGIUM   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    35.67
    11
     
    7.32
    109
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.94
    13
     
    14.42
    103
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.32
    29
     
    6.85
    94
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.79
    95
     
    36.65
    14
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.68
    37
     
    2.51
    103
    6. Lymphomas
    6.62
    35
     
    5.62
    61
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.37
    33
     
    1.86
    160
    8. Leukemia
    5.66
    14
     
    3.79
    90
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.38
    26
     
    2.47
    70
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.31
    49
     
    8.46
    23
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.26
    111
     
    3.59
    135
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.08
    119
     
    5.05
    100
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    70
     
    6.96
    15
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    21
     
    1.59
    88
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    43
     
    1.40
    117
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.84
    136
     
    28.96
    10
     
     
     
    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.