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Colombia
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

Compare Colombia and Bolivia 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.

Bolivia
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Colombia Population Pyramid
55,957,823
Bolivia Population Pyramid
15,839,561
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
55.1
58.6
56.8
69
70
70
 
40.8
45.0
42.8
138
129
130
1970
59.2
63.0
61.1
79
75
79
 
43.9
48.3
46.1
142
137
140
1980
62.9
68.6
65.7
78
78
78
 
50.4
54.4
52.4
136
135
135
1990
64.5
72.5
68.4
91
73
83
 
57.2
60.7
58.9
132
130
133
2000
67.5
75.3
71.4
88
63
76
 
60.8
64.6
62.6
124
125
126
2010
70.0
77.2
73.6
88
65
78
 
66.4
71.1
68.7
111
117
114
2019
76.7
81.9
79.3
36
36
34
 
71.1
73.1
72.1
88
116
109
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.7
81.9
36
36
71.1
73.1
88
116
Age
76.7
81.9
36
36
71.1
73.1
88
116
Age 5
77.8
82.8
38
33
73.3
74.9
82
117
Age 10
77.9
82.9
38
33
73.4
75.0
78
119
Age 15
78.0
83.0
38
33
73.5
75.2
79
119
Age 20
78.4
83.1
38
33
73.8
75.3
78
120
Age 25
79.0
83.3
35
33
74.1
75.5
79
120
Age 30
79.5
83.4
30
33
74.4
75.7
78
120
Age 35
79.9
83.6
28
32
74.7
76.0
82
120
Age 40
80.3
83.8
28
32
75.1
76.3
82
120
Age 45
80.7
84.0
25
31
75.5
76.7
83
120
Age 50
81.2
84.3
25
31
76.1
77.3
83
121
Age 55
81.7
84.7
24
30
76.9
78.1
84
121
Age 60
82.5
85.3
25
30
78.0
79.1
86
126
Age 65
83.5
86.0
25
30
79.6
80.3
89
132
Age 70
84.7
86.8
30
30
81.5
82.0
94
138
Age 75
86.3
88.0
31
29
83.8
84.1
95
142
Age 80
88.5
89.6
20
20
86.5
86.7
103
150
Age 85
91.0
91.7
23
19
89.7
89.8
113
150
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
76.09
139
100.61
108
2. Violence
36.61
9
9.68
54
3. Stroke
29.57
152
67.18
107
4. Lung Disease
27.51
65
32.44
43
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
19.35
119
69.51
52
6. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
11.46
127
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.72
98
23.15
58
8. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
8.96
168
9. Kidney Disease
12.32
133
55.82
7
10. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
7.85
65
11. Hypertension
11.15
125
17.15
97
12. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
8.69
110
13. Diabetes Mellitus
9.13
146
48.27
40
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.16
163
15. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
21.09
36
16. Other Neoplasms
5.92
7
0.41
97
17. Congenital Anomalies
5.86
91
6.91
53
18. HIV/AIDS
5.08
76
1.72
109
19. Lymphomas
4.86
85
2.26
170
20. Liver Disease
4.52
166
40.11
26
21. Leukemia
4.22
58
3.43
100
22. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
2.16
170
23. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
7.02
56
24. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
3.21
105
25. Suicide
3.74
154
6.82
119
26. Low Birth Weight
3.69
110
6.79
66
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.60
170
19.86
51
28. Malnutrition
3.49
63
8.72
34
29. Other Injuries
3.03
171
11.76
47
30. Falls
2.74
157
9.92
21
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.59
129
3.50
91
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.46
152
3.45
123
33. Tuberculosis
2.37
102
10.73
65
34. Skin Disease
1.97
71
0.88
114
35. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
1.76
102
36. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.35
135
37. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
0.89
178
38. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
3.06
52
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.43
117
7.44
71
40. Drownings
1.39
133
3.64
57
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.25
141
6.21
45
42. Birth Trauma
1.20
113
5.19
63
43. Epilepsy
1.14
125
1.87
76
44. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
0.47
180
45. Drug Use
0.92
121
2.34
36
46. Maternal Conditions
0.75
97
2.23
65
47. Parkinson's Disease
0.67
180
7.53
9
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.57
13
0.00
76
49. War
0.49
29
0.08
58
50. Meningitis
0.49
117
1.11
75
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43,066
20.96
11,051
14.68
2. Violence
19,268
9.38
1,097
1.46
3. Stroke
16,573
8.07
7,206
9.57
4. Lung Disease
15,928
7.75
3,735
4.96
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,773
5.24
8,069
10.72
6. Road Traffic Accidents
7,765
3.78
2,430
3.23
7. Kidney Disease
6,834
3.33
5,879
7.81
8. Hypertension
6,400
3.12
1,927
2.56
9. Stomach Cancer
6,112
2.98
785
1.04
10. Lung Cancers
5,250
2.56
901
1.20
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,028
2.45
4,927
6.54
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,371
2.13
407
0.54
13. Breast Cancer
3,669
1.79
482
0.64
14. Prostate Cancer
3,584
1.74
550
0.73
15. Other Neoplasms
3,205
1.56
43
0.06
16. Congenital Anomalies
2,963
1.44
1,080
1.43
17. HIV/AIDS
2,683
1.31
174
0.23
18. Lymphomas
2,603
1.27
219
0.29
19. Liver Disease
2,426
1.18
3,987
5.29
20. Cervical Cancer
2,266
1.10
1,071
1.42
21. Leukemia
2,208
1.07
380
0.50
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,157
1.05
2,479
3.29
23. Low Birth Weight
2,095
1.02
1,265
1.68
24. Liver Cancer
2,065
1.01
720
0.96
25. Pancreas Cancer
2,022
0.98
332
0.44
26. Suicide
1,965
0.96
715
0.95
27. Malnutrition
1,878
0.91
1,031
1.37
28. Other Injuries
1,592
0.77
1,279
1.70
29. Falls
1,518
0.74
1,066
1.42
30. Endocrine Disorders
1,367
0.67
384
0.51
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,329
0.65
374
0.50
32. Tuberculosis
1,272
0.62
1,187
1.58
33. Ovary Cancer
1,122
0.55
102
0.14
34. Skin Disease
1,102
0.54
101
0.13
35. Skin Cancers
1,028
0.50
190
0.25
36. Oesophagus Cancer
835
0.41
133
0.18
37. Oral Cancer
807
0.39
91
0.12
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
747
0.36
883
1.17
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
698
0.34
678
0.90
40. Drownings
689
0.34
406
0.54
41. Birth Trauma
648
0.32
984
1.31
42. Bladder Cancer
609
0.30
43
0.06
43. Epilepsy
597
0.29
199
0.26
44. Drug Use
492
0.24
244
0.32
45. Uterin Cancer
423
0.21
151
0.20
46. Maternal Conditions
394
0.19
245
0.33
47. Parkinson's Disease
383
0.19
852
1.13
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
333
0.16
0
0.00
49. War
260
0.13
9
0.01
50. Meningitis
244
0.12
128
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Bolivia BOLIVIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
11.46
127
2. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
8.96
168
3. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
7.85
65
4. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
8.69
110
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.16
163
6. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
21.09
36
7. Lymphomas
4.86
85
2.26
170
8. Leukemia
4.22
58
3.43
100
9. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
2.16
170
10. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
7.02
56
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
3.21
105
12. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
1.76
102
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.35
135
14. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
0.89
178
15. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
3.06
52
16. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
0.47
180
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.