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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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COLOMBIA VS GHANA

Compare Colombia and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    119.93
    79
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    6.73
    72
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    124.02
    35
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    26.48
    69
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    99.08
    26
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    24.21
    50
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    31.33
    46
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    19.09
    60
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    30.38
    56
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    6.41
    86
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    17.73
    94
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.71
    177
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    44.68
    47
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    6.86
    121
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    24.53
    27
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.41
    98
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    7.03
    51
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    51.92
    22
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.70
    55
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    36.74
    35
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.38
    163
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    8.00
    7
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    17.60
    10
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.52
    128
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    10.54
    64
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    9.43
    38
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    17.79
    85
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    8.62
    36
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    10.75
    58
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    8.85
    34
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    6.88
    37
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    11.13
    23
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    44.25
    21
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.87
    77
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.57
    114
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    2.61
    87
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.86
    86
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.86
    68
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    30.48
    50
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    2.38
    93
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    2.19
    103
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    8.81
    36
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    1.45
    103
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.91
    102
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    3.31
    22
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    6.87
    40
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    4.48
    70
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    104
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.10
    51
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    13.70
    21
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    1,857
    1.06
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    3,120
    1.78
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    16,262
    9.29
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    7,808
    4.46
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    4,161
    2.38
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    870
    0.50
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    237
    0.14
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    5,929
    3.39
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    803
    0.46
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    1,937
    1.11
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    1,031
    0.59
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    48
    0.03
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    3,935
    2.25
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    13,565
    7.75
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    875
    0.50
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    6,053
    3.46
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    2,161
    1.24
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    340
    0.19
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    1,294
    0.74
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    6,662
    3.81
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    2,851
    1.63
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    334
    0.19
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    1,993
    1.14
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    1,868
    1.07
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    2,433
    1.39
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    1,168
    0.67
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    1,965
    1.12
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    1,615
    0.92
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    10,214
    5.84
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    698
    0.40
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    264
    0.15
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    214
    0.12
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    285
    0.16
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    483
    0.28
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    6,538
    3.74
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    321
    0.18
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    740
    0.42
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    6,194
    3.54
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    245
    0.14
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    329
    0.19
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    630
    0.36
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    219
    0.13
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    1,991
    1.14
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    387
    0.22
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    29
    0.02
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    2,983
    1.70
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    19.09
    60
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    6.41
    86
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.71
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    6.86
    121
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    24.53
    27
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.70
    55
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.38
    163
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    8.00
    7
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    17.60
    10
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.52
    128
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.57
    114
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    2.61
    87
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.86
    86
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.86
    68
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.91
    102
    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.