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Belgium
COUNTRY #1
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BELGIUM VS SURINAME

Compare Belgium and Suriname 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.

Suriname
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belgium Population Pyramid
12,220,769
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Suriname Population Pyramid
680,234
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
       
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
  
58.0
61.7
59.8
64
63
63
1970
68.0
74.5
71.2
20
15
17
  
61.2
65.7
63.4
66
66
65
1980
69.9
76.7
73.2
23
15
20
  
64.0
69.0
66.4
71
73
74
1990
72.7
79.4
76.0
20
12
15
  
65.9
71.0
68.4
79
85
84
2000
74.3
80.8
77.6
26
19
22
  
64.2
70.8
67.4
109
105
107
2010
77.3
82.5
80.0
23
24
23
  
67.1
73.6
70.3
105
104
104
2019
79.3
83.5
81.4
23
25
24
  
68.5
74.6
71.5
117
107
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.3
83.5
23
25
68.5
74.6
117
107
Age
79.3
83.5
23
25
68.5
74.6
117
107
Age 5
79.6
83.8
24
27
69.9
75.8
124
110
Age 10
79.6
83.8
25
27
70.0
75.9
124
111
Age 15
79.7
83.8
25
27
70.1
76.0
128
110
Age 20
79.7
83.9
25
27
70.3
76.2
129
110
Age 25
79.9
83.9
26
27
70.6
76.3
130
110
Age 30
80.0
84.0
26
27
71.2
76.6
128
109
Age 35
80.2
84.1
26
27
71.7
77.1
125
106
Age 40
80.4
84.2
26
28
72.2
77.5
128
106
Age 45
80.7
84.4
27
28
72.8
77.9
129
105
Age 50
81.1
84.7
27
28
73.6
78.6
134
101
Age 55
81.5
85.0
29
28
74.6
79.2
141
102
Age 60
82.3
85.6
29
26
76.4
80.5
137
101
Age 65
83.4
86.3
29
23
78.2
81.7
138
100
Age 70
84.8
87.2
28
21
80.3
83.0
141
102
Age 75
86.4
88.2
28
20
82.6
85.0
161
100
Age 80
88.3
89.5
30
24
85.5
87.1
165
115
Age 85
90.6
91.3
49
43
89.1
89.8
161
147
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
44.62
167
123.28
75
2. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
18.83
60
3. Alzheimers & Dementia
22.30
27
23.53
21
4. Stroke
21.11
166
117.53
47
5. Lung Disease
20.24
104
18.00
115
6. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
18.46
72
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.69
138
32.82
81
8. Suicide
13.93
35
25.89
6
9. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
39.62
15
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
13.75
35
11. Kidney Disease
7.64
153
52.54
9
12. Liver Disease
7.38
149
24.32
79
13. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
4.88
66
14. Other Injuries
6.43
110
13.07
35
15. Falls
5.68
89
6.60
76
16. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.23
110
17. Other Neoplasms
5.38
11
0.52
87
18. Road Traffic Accidents
5.10
154
15.53
92
19. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
4.45
92
20. Endocrine Disorders
4.82
64
6.72
43
21. Leukemia
4.44
48
3.60
91
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.21
177
53.75
34
23. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
8.43
44
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.89
104
5.52
34
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
0.42
179
26. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.06
154
27. Inflammatory/Heart
3.38
126
6.86
52
28. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
4.64
121
29. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
2.80
90
30. Alcohol
2.78
43
2.81
41
31. Congenital Anomalies
2.57
165
5.78
93
32. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
1.81
120
33. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
16.24
50
34. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.19
175
35. Drug Use
1.97
46
1.30
86
36. Hypertension
1.78
179
25.66
56
37. Epilepsy
1.63
89
3.21
25
38. Violence
1.19
147
5.85
82
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.14
131
5.98
77
40. Skin Disease
0.98
112
10.27
2
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.81
129
1.15
108
42. Low Birth Weight
0.79
170
6.28
74
43. Malnutrition
0.71
108
2.50
80
44. Multiple Sclerosis
0.67
24
0.18
104
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.65
167
5.41
54
46. Birth Trauma
0.53
151
3.68
76
47. Drownings
0.52
168
4.80
29
48. Fires
0.46
146
2.29
68
49. Asthma
0.46
166
2.86
101
50. Anemia
0.45
27
0.00
163
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
15,281
16.50
650
16.05
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
9,416
10.17
117
2.89
3. Stroke
7,408
8.00
615
15.19
4. Lung Cancers
6,777
7.32
102
2.52
5. Lung Disease
6,438
6.95
93
2.30
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,677
6.13
171
4.22
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,329
3.59
72
1.78
8. Kidney Disease
2,952
3.19
281
6.94
9. Breast Cancer
2,587
2.79
55
1.36
10. Suicide
2,111
2.28
148
3.65
11. Other Injuries
2,006
2.17
73
1.80
12. Other Neoplasms
1,828
1.97
3
0.07
13. Prostate Cancer
1,824
1.97
78
1.93
14. Pancreas Cancer
1,809
1.95
26
0.64
15. Falls
1,756
1.90
34
0.84
16. Lymphomas
1,552
1.68
23
0.57
17. Liver Disease
1,433
1.55
134
3.31
18. Endocrine Disorders
1,432
1.55
37
0.91
19. Parkinson's Disease
1,378
1.49
28
0.69
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,269
1.37
286
7.06
21. Leukemia
1,199
1.29
20
0.49
22. Bladder Cancer
1,078
1.16
5
0.12
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,060
1.14
37
0.91
24. Liver Cancer
976
1.05
45
1.11
25. Oesophagus Cancer
898
0.97
2
0.05
26. Stomach Cancer
863
0.93
25
0.62
27. Hypertension
740
0.80
134
3.31
28. Oral Cancer
675
0.73
16
0.40
29. Road Traffic Accidents
666
0.72
89
2.20
30. Ovary Cancer
653
0.71
14
0.35
31. Skin Cancers
522
0.56
1
0.02
32. Alcohol
500
0.54
16
0.40
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
418
0.45
31
0.77
34. Uterin Cancer
384
0.41
5
0.12
35. Skin Disease
380
0.41
53
1.31
36. Epilepsy
348
0.38
18
0.44
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
293
0.32
6
0.15
38. Malnutrition
291
0.31
13
0.32
39. Drug Use
287
0.31
7
0.17
40. Congenital Anomalies
282
0.30
40
0.99
41. Cervical Cancer
243
0.26
48
1.19
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
213
0.23
29
0.72
43. Anemia
199
0.21
0
0.00
44. Violence
149
0.16
34
0.84
45. Multiple Sclerosis
147
0.16
1
0.02
46. Asthma
128
0.14
16
0.40
47. Drownings
79
0.09
28
0.69
48. Fires
75
0.08
13
0.32
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
73
0.08
1
0.02
50. Low Birth Weight
70
0.08
51
1.26
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Belgium BELGIUM   Suriname SURINAME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.49
16
18.83
60
2. Breast Cancer
19.18
58
18.46
72
3. Prostate Cancer
13.32
117
39.62
15
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.97
51
13.75
35
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.06
43
4.88
66
6. Lymphomas
5.59
61
4.23
110
7. Ovary Cancer
4.84
74
4.45
92
8. Leukemia
4.44
48
3.60
91
9. Liver Cancer
3.89
137
8.43
44
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.84
48
0.42
179
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
39
1.06
154
12. Stomach Cancer
3.31
144
4.64
121
13. Oral Cancer
3.11
81
2.80
90
14. Uterin Cancer
2.39
88
1.81
120
15. Cervical Cancer
2.23
163
16.24
50
16. Skin Cancers
2.14
75
0.19
175
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.