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Luxembourg
COUNTRY #1
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LUXEMBOURG VS BELGIUM

Compare Luxembourg and Belgium 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.

Belgium
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Luxembourg Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    		  
    67.5
    73.4
    70.4
    13
    12
    11
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    		  
    68.0
    74.5
    71.2
    20
    15
    17
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    		  
    69.9
    76.7
    73.2
    23
    15
    20
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    15
    23
    		  
    72.7
    79.4
    76.0
    20
    12
    15
    2000
    74.5
    80.9
    77.8
    24
    14
    19
    		  
    74.3
    80.8
    77.6
    26
    19
    22
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    		  
    77.3
    82.5
    80.0
    23
    24
    23
    2016
    80.1
    84.6
    82.4
    14
    10
    11
    		  
    78.8
    83.5
    81.2
    22
    21
    24
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.1
    84.6
    14
    10
    78.8
    83.5
    22
    21
    Age 5
    80.5
    84.9
    13
    10
    79.1
    83.8
    23
    22
    Age 10
    80.5
    84.9
    13
    10
    79.1
    83.8
    23
    22
    Age 15
    80.5
    84.9
    13
    10
    79.2
    83.8
    23
    22
    Age 20
    80.6
    85.0
    13
    10
    79.3
    83.9
    23
    22
    Age 25
    80.7
    85.0
    14
    10
    79.5
    83.9
    23
    22
    Age 30
    80.8
    85.0
    14
    10
    79.6
    84.0
    23
    22
    Age 35
    80.9
    85.1
    14
    10
    79.8
    84.1
    23
    21
    Age 40
    81.1
    85.2
    14
    10
    80.1
    84.3
    23
    21
    Age 45
    81.3
    85.3
    14
    11
    80.4
    84.5
    24
    21
    Age 50
    81.6
    85.6
    15
    12
    80.8
    84.8
    24
    20
    Age 55
    82.2
    85.9
    15
    12
    81.3
    85.2
    25
    18
    Age 60
    82.9
    86.3
    15
    12
    82.2
    85.8
    26
    18
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.9
    16
    11
    83.3
    86.5
    27
    17
    Age 70
    85.0
    87.8
    18
    11
    84.7
    87.4
    20
    17
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.9
    15
    11
    86.4
    88.5
    24
    17
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.4
    18
    12
    88.4
    89.9
    25
    27
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.2
    28
    26
    90.8
    91.8
    37
    43
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.00
    167
    47.31
    172
    2. Lung Cancers
    25.76
    33
    30.46
    12
    3. Stroke
    19.70
    176
    21.99
    170
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.11
    59
    20.44
    42
    5. Lung Disease
    18.26
    124
    22.70
    91
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.67
    134
    21.96
    108
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.84
    52
    12.50
    55
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.73
    130
    13.36
    117
    9. Suicide
    10.43
    72
    15.74
    22
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.46
    165
    16.65
    131
    11. Liver Disease
    8.41
    140
    7.88
    146
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    7.34
    38
    13. Other Injuries
    7.76
    92
    6.72
    108
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.65
    161
    5.62
    171
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.36
    22
    5.20
    65
    16. Lymphomas
    5.73
    80
    5.84
    75
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    95
    4.09
    125
    18. Falls
    5.15
    92
    5.90
    78
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.12
    163
    6.44
    154
    20. Leukemia
    4.99
    28
    4.60
    46
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.85
    158
    5.45
    153
    22. Stomach Cancer
    4.54
    114
    3.48
    142
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.74
    17
    3.59
    23
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    39
    3.63
    37
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.54
    118
    5.10
    86
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3.49
    62
    5.41
    17
    27. Uterin Cancer
    3.33
    42
    3.02
    56
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.17
    150
    3.60
    141
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    77
    4.04
    51
    30. Hypertension
    2.53
    169
    1.75
    182
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.48
    37
    2.38
    42
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    129
    3.40
    82
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.09
    179
    3.25
    161
    34. Alcohol
    2.02
    74
    2.59
    51
    35. Epilepsy
    1.79
    87
    1.74
    89
    36. Cervical Cancer
    1.47
    175
    1.85
    161
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    109
    0.85
    144
    38. Drug Use
    1.23
    80
    1.87
    46
    39. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    173
    1.21
    170
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.71
    19
    0.68
    21
    41. Malnutrition
    0.71
    113
    0.74
    111
    42. Encephalitis
    0.64
    109
    1.17
    63
    43. Asthma
    0.62
    161
    0.54
    170
    44. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    129
    0.32
    144
    45. Anemia
    0.47
    29
    0.41
    36
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.46
    178
    0.68
    168
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.37
    10
    0.15
    32
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.31
    178
    0.72
    148
    49. Drownings
    0.30
    182
    0.58
    173
    50. Skin Disease
    0.29
    162
    0.94
    123
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    599
    18.31
    15,130
    16.54
    2. Stroke
    251
    7.67
    7,263
    7.94
    3. Lung Cancers
    247
    7.55
    6,790
    7.42
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    246
    7.52
    8,606
    9.41
    5. Lung Disease
    220
    6.72
    6,856
    7.49
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    134
    4.10
    3,279
    3.58
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    114
    3.48
    5,875
    6.42
    8. Breast Cancer
    103
    3.15
    2,573
    2.81
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    89
    2.72
    1,683
    1.84
    10. Other Injuries
    86
    2.63
    1,926
    2.11
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    83
    2.54
    1,772
    1.94
    12. Suicide
    78
    2.38
    2,351
    2.57
    13. Liver Disease
    72
    2.20
    1,466
    1.60
    14. Kidney Disease
    66
    2.02
    2,325
    2.54
    15. Falls
    59
    1.80
    1,683
    1.84
    16. Lymphomas
    59
    1.80
    1,507
    1.65
    17. Prostate Cancer
    56
    1.71
    1,690
    1.85
    18. Leukemia
    53
    1.62
    1,159
    1.27
    19. Liver Cancer
    50
    1.53
    960
    1.05
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    49
    1.50
    1,212
    1.32
    21. Stomach Cancer
    48
    1.47
    855
    0.93
    22. Other Neoplasms
    42
    1.28
    1,701
    1.86
    23. Bladder Cancer
    40
    1.22
    1,036
    1.13
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    38
    1.16
    1,416
    1.55
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    38
    1.16
    1,072
    1.17
    26. Hypertension
    36
    1.10
    636
    0.70
    27. Ovary Cancer
    34
    1.04
    664
    0.73
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    31
    0.95
    726
    0.79
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    29
    0.89
    886
    0.97
    30. Skin Cancers
    25
    0.76
    540
    0.59
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.61
    689
    0.75
    32. Epilepsy
    18
    0.55
    353
    0.39
    33. Uterin Cancer
    17
    0.52
    383
    0.42
    34. Alcohol
    17
    0.52
    431
    0.47
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17
    0.52
    296
    0.32
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    12
    0.37
    324
    0.35
    37. Malnutrition
    11
    0.34
    281
    0.31
    38. Drug Use
    9
    0.28
    258
    0.28
    39. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.24
    236
    0.26
    40. Anemia
    7
    0.21
    169
    0.18
    41. Encephalitis
    7
    0.21
    308
    0.34
    42. Asthma
    7
    0.21
    146
    0.16
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.18
    209
    0.23
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    6
    0.18
    137
    0.15
    45. HIV/AIDS
    5
    0.15
    43
    0.05
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.12
    421
    0.46
    47. Schizophrenia
    4
    0.12
    31
    0.03
    48. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.12
    88
    0.10
    49. Skin Disease
    4
    0.12
    336
    0.37
    50. Fires
    2
    0.06
    81
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Belgium BELGIUM
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.76
    33
    30.46
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.11
    59
    20.44
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.84
    52
    12.50
    55
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.73
    130
    13.36
    117
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    7.34
    38
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.36
    22
    5.20
    65
    7. Lymphomas
    5.73
    80
    5.84
    75
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    95
    4.09
    125
    9. Leukemia
    4.99
    28
    4.60
    46
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.54
    114
    3.48
    142
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    39
    3.63
    37
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.33
    42
    3.02
    56
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    77
    4.04
    51
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.48
    37
    2.38
    42
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    129
    3.40
    82
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.47
    175
    1.85
    161
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018
    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.