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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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COLOMBIA VS CAMEROON

Compare Colombia and Cameroon 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.

Cameroon
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   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    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
    		  
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    122.39
    77
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    6.68
    73
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    118.87
    44
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    26.42
    70
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    116.04
    17
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    29.36
    31
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    40.18
    24
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    23.24
    36
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    46.48
    14
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.30
    128
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    21.74
    73
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    2.77
    162
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    57.00
    30
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    5.92
    135
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    23.20
    29
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.56
    81
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    10.13
    7
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    73.92
    16
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    2.94
    152
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    36.47
    37
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.52
    160
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.11
    102
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.88
    58
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    3.03
    112
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    15.92
    25
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    11.05
    26
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    20.71
    37
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    5.84
    47
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    15.43
    20
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    10.66
    18
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    9.27
    24
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    7.89
    42
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    40.86
    25
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    2.88
    31
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.92
    89
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    1.32
    137
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    6.50
    24
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.27
    152
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    55.91
    29
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    3.78
    50
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    6.68
    35
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    11.19
    17
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    4.11
    7
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.54
    177
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    5.35
    8
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    11.24
    29
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    6.68
    15
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    83
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    2.54
    11
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    14.28
    16
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    10,695
    5.97
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    1,666
    0.93
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    11,199
    6.25
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    2,310
    1.29
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    19,694
    11.00
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    7,810
    4.36
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    5,140
    2.87
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    2,035
    1.14
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    458
    0.26
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    301
    0.17
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    5,468
    3.05
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    569
    0.32
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    1,874
    1.05
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    940
    0.52
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    49
    0.03
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    5,258
    2.94
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    13,888
    7.75
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    489
    0.27
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    4,531
    2.53
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    1,582
    0.88
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    275
    0.15
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    1,157
    0.65
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    7,950
    4.44
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    875
    0.49
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    290
    0.16
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    2,333
    1.30
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    1,218
    0.68
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    3,289
    1.84
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    1,235
    0.69
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    2,474
    1.38
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    986
    0.55
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    7,414
    4.14
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    303
    0.17
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    324
    0.18
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    204
    0.11
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    135
    0.08
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    845
    0.47
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    11,849
    6.62
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    754
    0.42
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    1,178
    0.66
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    8,243
    4.60
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    65
    0.04
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    867
    0.48
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    928
    0.52
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    75
    0.04
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    2,615
    1.46
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    449
    0.25
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    643
    0.36
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    3,441
    1.92
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    29.36
    31
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    23.24
    36
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.30
    128
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    2.77
    162
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    5.92
    135
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    23.20
    29
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    2.94
    152
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.52
    160
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.11
    102
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.88
    58
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    3.03
    112
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.92
    89
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    1.32
    137
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    6.50
    24
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.27
    152
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.54
    177
    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.