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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Colombia and Guyana 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.

Guyana
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   Guyana GUYANA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Guyana GUYANA
           
    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
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    192.95
    31
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    25.46
    14
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    149.26
    24
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    25.43
    78
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    42.19
    65
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    41.13
    12
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    22.39
    63
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    25.59
    23
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    32.95
    45
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.88
    110
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    45.77
    18
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    5.31
    135
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    82.60
    14
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    8.32
    96
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    24.77
    25
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    5.49
    10
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    7.16
    50
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    34.94
    29
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.43
    105
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    26.93
    68
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.77
    131
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.75
    77
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.07
    126
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.70
    123
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    40.85
    2
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    7.54
    57
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    3.28
    171
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    5.24
    53
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    22.64
    4
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    1.52
    177
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    24.94
    3
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    12.69
    18
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    18.83
    52
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    0.46
    144
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.71
    152
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    1.07
    152
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.74
    94
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.50
    36
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    6.60
    74
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    18.48
    1
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    7.61
    26
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    5.24
    62
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    3.18
    26
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.11
    150
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    2.12
    43
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    3.59
    53
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    1.31
    172
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    1.15
    6
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.08
    59
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    1.91
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    1,335
    18.58
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    194
    2.70
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    1,022
    14.22
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    174
    2.42
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    302
    4.20
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    175
    2.44
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    233
    3.24
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    320
    4.45
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    34
    0.47
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    38
    0.53
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    579
    8.06
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    59
    0.82
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    96
    1.34
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    123
    1.71
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    40
    0.56
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    69
    0.96
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    256
    3.56
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    32
    0.45
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    197
    2.74
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    91
    1.27
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    21
    0.29
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    23
    0.32
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    89
    1.24
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    29
    0.40
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    19
    0.26
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    315
    4.38
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    37
    0.51
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    167
    2.32
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    11
    0.15
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    174
    2.42
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    92
    1.28
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    137
    1.91
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    18
    0.25
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    3
    0.04
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    5
    0.07
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    8
    0.11
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    20
    0.28
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    48
    0.67
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    54
    0.75
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    145
    2.02
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    64
    0.89
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    8
    0.11
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    24
    0.33
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    16
    0.22
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    13
    0.18
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    28
    0.39
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    9
    0.13
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    8
    0.11
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    1
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    17
    0.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    41.13
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    25.59
    23
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.88
    110
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    5.31
    135
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    8.32
    96
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    24.77
    25
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.43
    105
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.77
    131
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.75
    77
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.07
    126
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.70
    123
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.71
    152
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    1.07
    152
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.74
    94
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.50
    36
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.11
    150
    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.