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HEALTH PROFILE: Colombia

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Colombia COLOMBIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Colombia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Colombia COLOMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    Colombia COLOMBIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    Colombia COLOMBIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
      Deaths %
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    Colombia COLOMBIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    Colombia COLOMBIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.5
    94
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    12.6
    4.7
    149
    98
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    17.6
    26.6
    93
    66
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.78
    64
    Colombia COLOMBIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    Colombia COLOMBIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    50.356m
    29
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.98
    102
    Population 0-14
    23.3%
    110
    Population 15-64
    68.4%
    42
    Population 65 +
    8.4%
    80
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.21
    109
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.73
    81
    Fertility Rate
    2.14
    87
    Infant Mortality
    12.88
    107
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    51
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    78
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    108
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.72
    141
    Net Migration
    -0.60
    106
    Population Growth
    1.04%
    82
    Literacy Total
    95.6%
    86
    Literacy Male
    95.4%
    78
    Literacy Female
    95.9%
    60
    Unemployment
    10.5%
    55
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    79.3
    34
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    69.0
    36
    GDP per Capita USD
    $13,400
    86

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    6,400,173
    143,200
    4/1/24
    Colombia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Colombia causes.

     
     
    Colombia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Colombia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.