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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 Australia 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.

Australia
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
           
    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
     
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    37.36
    176
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    0.98
    156
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    17.13
    179
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    15.32
    141
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    6.99
    176
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    14.71
    105
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    4.46
    158
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    14.85
    119
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    5.16
    166
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    2.80
    162
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    2.60
    172
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    18.97
    58
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    8.50
    149
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    12.81
    43
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    1.78
    173
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    2.28
    47
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    2.62
    163
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    0.15
    149
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.10
    38
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    3.89
    172
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.40
    52
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.28
    99
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.61
    112
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    6.62
    46
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    11.25
    57
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    1.02
    166
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    22.63
    23
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    0.21
    137
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    3.28
    166
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    4.99
    102
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    4.82
    63
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    3.42
    125
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    0.11
    176
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    0.98
    111
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    4.76
    4
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.26
    62
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.22
    120
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.12
    101
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    0.51
    162
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    0.66
    165
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    0.52
    173
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    0.57
    146
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    0.86
    145
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    2.11
    89
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    6.56
    3
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    0.09
    148
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    3.35
    131
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.10
    42
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.03
    82
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    0.13
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    21,548
    15.79
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    243
    0.18
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    10,331
    7.57
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    8,487
    6.22
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    4,446
    3.26
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    1,245
    0.91
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    3,139
    2.30
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    1,631
    1.20
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    1,288
    0.94
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    8,769
    6.43
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    4,471
    3.28
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    6,209
    4.55
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    3,405
    2.49
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    3,766
    2.76
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    1,252
    0.92
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    711
    0.52
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    50
    0.04
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    3,039
    2.23
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    1,421
    1.04
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    342
    0.25
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    2,126
    1.56
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    15,588
    11.42
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    248
    0.18
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    2,036
    1.49
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    3,118
    2.28
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    3,150
    2.31
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    117
    0.09
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,642
    1.20
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    3,116
    2.28
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    2,328
    1.71
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    1,571
    1.15
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    53
    0.04
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    1,003
    0.73
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    594
    0.44
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    2,319
    1.70
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    1,494
    1.09
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    972
    0.71
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    296
    0.22
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    276
    0.20
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    177
    0.13
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    140
    0.10
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    1,187
    0.87
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    285
    0.21
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    1,783
    1.31
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    524
    0.38
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    20
    0.01
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    2,036
    1.49
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    71
    0.05
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    8
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    37
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Australia AUSTRALIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    14.71
    105
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    14.85
    119
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    2.80
    162
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    18.97
    58
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    12.81
    43
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    1.78
    173
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.10
    38
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.40
    52
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.28
    99
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.61
    112
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    6.62
    46
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    4.76
    4
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.26
    62
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.22
    120
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.12
    101
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    2.11
    89
    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.