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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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
BELGIUM VS CAPE VERDE

Compare Belgium and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Cape Verde Population Pyramid
679,399
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
       
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
  
50.7
53.7
52.2
87
87
87
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
55.2
58.2
56.7
90
93
92
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
59.1
63.0
61.0
98
99
97
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
62.7
68.0
65.3
107
106
108
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
68.2
71.4
69.9
79
99
95
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
70.6
74.2
72.5
77
99
94
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
69.9
77.9
74.0
100
76
88
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
71.1
79.0
107
73
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
71.1
79.1
110
73
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
71.2
79.1
110
73
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
71.5
79.2
110
73
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
71.9
79.4
112
72
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
72.2
79.5
112
72
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
72.5
79.7
113
73
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
73.0
79.9
114
74
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
73.5
80.2
117
74
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
74.4
80.6
119
76
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
75.4
81.1
121
78
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
76.8
81.8
119
80
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
78.5
82.7
124
83
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
80.6
83.8
134
87
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
83.1
85.4
138
90
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
86.0
87.5
143
95
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
89.4
90.3
144
102
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
122.67
76
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
12.10
94
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
16.89
109
4. Stroke
21.11
166
71.23
103
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
15.67
136
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
9.70
163
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
59.11
60
8. Suicide
13.93
35
15.23
27
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
40.00
13
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
5.57
141
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
21.60
100
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
24.37
78
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
6.72
45
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
7.51
94
15. Falls
5.68
89
6.61
75
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.54
96
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.54
84
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
31.57
45
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
1.41
180
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
1.90
153
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.72
135
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
29.83
89
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
12.90
19
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
5.23
42
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
11.35
8
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.29
141
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
3.52
122
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
17.14
5
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
4.69
43
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
0.96
120
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
5.58
97
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
0.94
162
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
12.21
71
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.71
151
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
3.13
25
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
12.84
116
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
3.48
17
38. Violence
1.19
147
14.22
30
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
9.54
69
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
1.46
99
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
1.20
100
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
4.59
93
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
1.83
85
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.21
88
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
2.47
93
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
1.92
92
47. Drownings
0.52
168
5.15
25
48. Fires
0.46
146
3.16
45
49. Asthma
0.46
166
5.86
82
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
82
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
457
17.60
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
68
2.62
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
272
10.48
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
44
1.69
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
58
2.23
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
236
9.09
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
21
0.81
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
85
3.27
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
24
0.92
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
71
2.73
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
33
1.27
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
2
0.08
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
52
2.00
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
27
1.04
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
27
1.04
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
19
0.73
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
101
3.89
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
9
0.35
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
20
0.77
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
112
4.31
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
10
0.39
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
5
0.19
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
14
0.54
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
49
1.89
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
42
1.62
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
67
2.58
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
49
1.89
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
20
0.77
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
147
5.66
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
3
0.12
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
2
0.08
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
4
0.15
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
41
1.58
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
2
0.08
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
6
0.23
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
16
0.62
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
5
0.19
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
8
0.31
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
14
0.54
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
38
1.46
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
27
1.04
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
10
0.39
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
73
2.81
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
1
0.04
46. Asthma
128
0.14
23
0.89
47. Drownings
79
0.09
27
1.04
48. Fires
75
0.08
13
0.50
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
1
0.04
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
37
1.43
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
12.10
94
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
9.70
163
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
40.00
13
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
5.57
141
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
6.72
45
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.54
96
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
1.41
180
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
2.72
135
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
12.90
19
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
11.35
8
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.29
141
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
17.14
5
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
4.69
43
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
0.94
162
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
12.21
71
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.71
151
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.