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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS SIERRA LEONE

Compare Belgium and Sierra Leone 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.

Sierra Leone
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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Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
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   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
       
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
  
31.0
33.7
32.3
172
170
171
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
59.6
61.9
171
178
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
67.3
68.9
148
167
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
68.1
69.7
145
165
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
68.6
70.1
145
164
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
69.0
70.5
143
164
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
69.5
71.0
143
163
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
70.0
71.5
143
163
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
70.7
72.2
143
164
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
71.4
73.0
138
164
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
72.4
73.8
138
164
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
73.5
74.8
135
165
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
74.9
76.0
136
167
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
76.4
77.4
135
166
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
78.4
79.2
135
165
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
80.6
81.3
130
162
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
83.3
83.9
123
152
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
86.3
86.7
120
138
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
89.7
90.1
102
123
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
139.43
58
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
2.37
169
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
19.29
62
4. Stroke
21.11
166
120.14
40
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
27.43
66
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
28.09
16
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
131.43
9
8. Suicide
13.93
35
11.25
56
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
25.99
38
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
5.44
145
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
30.17
59
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
33.30
49
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
1.68
150
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
15.78
17
15. Falls
5.68
89
8.98
33
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
3.11
143
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.36
115
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
41.61
21
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
3.62
125
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
9.40
23
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
0.73
177
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
37.99
62
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
10.33
29
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
5.12
48
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
0.92
159
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
2.29
77
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
6.88
51
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
6.96
78
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
2.18
125
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
1.31
98
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
10.44
6
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
1.66
130
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
13.10
66
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.64
45
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
3.17
24
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
20.30
81
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
3.49
16
38. Violence
1.19
147
8.04
61
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
91.13
8
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
2.01
67
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
3.14
39
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
12.61
15
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
11.15
27
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.24
70
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
8.40
20
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
13.12
8
47. Drownings
0.52
168
3.97
47
48. Fires
0.46
146
4.26
23
49. Asthma
0.46
166
17.26
27
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
156
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
4,027
6.64
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
373
0.62
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
3,769
6.22
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
85
0.14
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
791
1.30
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
7,420
12.24
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
192
0.32
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
1,082
1.78
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
615
1.01
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
521
0.86
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
1,040
1.72
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
10
0.02
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
274
0.45
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
62
0.10
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
324
0.53
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
132
0.22
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
1,312
2.16
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
798
1.32
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
117
0.19
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
1,190
1.96
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
37
0.06
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
78
0.13
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
288
0.47
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
400
0.66
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
37
0.06
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
232
0.38
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
623
1.03
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
82
0.14
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
2,581
4.26
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
77
0.13
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
86
0.14
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
52
0.09
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
5,275
8.70
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
31
0.05
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
81
0.13
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
230
0.38
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
127
0.21
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
924
1.52
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
185
0.31
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
1,532
2.53
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
264
0.44
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
308
0.51
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
618
1.02
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
10
0.02
46. Asthma
128
0.14
613
1.01
47. Drownings
79
0.09
366
0.60
48. Fires
75
0.08
275
0.45
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
7
0.01
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
2,791
4.60
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
2.37
169
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
28.09
16
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
25.99
38
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
5.44
145
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
1.68
150
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
3.11
143
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
3.62
125
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
0.73
177
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
10.33
29
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
0.92
159
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
2.29
77
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
6.96
78
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
2.18
125
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
1.66
130
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
13.10
66
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
2.64
45
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.