Table 1.
France | Belgium | Canada | |
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Government Type [7] | Semi-presidential republic | Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
Regional Organization | 13 regions, 5 overseas department and regions, and 7 overseas territories | 3 regions (Flemish Region, Brussels Capital Region and Walloon Region) & 3 linguistic communities (Flemish, French and German) | 10 Provinces (sovereign in Constitutionally agreed areas) and 3 Territories (directly dependant from the Federal level) |
Population (million) | 67.0 [8] | 11.4 [9] | 37 (Canada): 14.5 (Ontario): 8.5 (Quebec): 5 (British Columbia) [10] |
Population density per km² | 104.9 [8] | 991 [9] | 4 [10] |
% Pop. above 65 | 19.3 [9] | 19.1 [10] | 17 [10] |
Life expectancy at birth (years) | 82.65 (total): 85.6 (female): 79.7 (male) [8] | 81.5 (total): 83.7 (female): 79.2 (male) [11] | 81.95 (total): 84 (female): 79.9 (male) [10] |
GDP/Capita (€) | 31 200 [9] | 35 900 [12] | 28 055 [10] |
Unemployment rate prior to Covid-19 (%) [13] | 8.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
Prevalence of Chronic Conditions (% of total deaths): [14] Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases Respiratory Diseases |
2 28 4 |
2 30 7 |
3 27 7 |
Obesity Prevalence (% of population considered obese, 2016) [7] | 21.6 | 22.1 | 29.4 |
Alcohol Consumption (liters of pure alcohol per capita 2016) [10] | 12.6 | 12.1 | 8.9 |
Tobacco Use (% of adult population smoking) | 25 [9] | 15 [9] | 15.8 [15] |