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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
COLOMBIA VS LAOS

Compare Colombia and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    139.74
    56
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    6.67
    74
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    152.50
    21
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    46.19
    20
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    59.07
    61
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    3.01
    174
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    19.78
    77
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    17.83
    80
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    38.60
    25
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.97
    22
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    24.41
    59
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    21.02
    48
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    36.38
    71
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.17
    74
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    7.80
    96
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.29
    143
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    5.84
    92
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    4.45
    78
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.47
    102
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    24.75
    75
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    5.00
    19
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.05
    108
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    25.37
    4
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    1.38
    157
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    5.98
    128
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    8.47
    50
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    16.42
    119
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    3.82
    60
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    7.53
    92
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    9.16
    28
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    3.39
    92
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    4.66
    93
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    34.86
    29
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    2.37
    45
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.43
    123
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    4.43
    41
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    7.55
    14
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.27
    151
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    27.89
    53
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    7.51
    9
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    16.83
    4
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    8.00
    40
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    0.86
    144
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.36
    137
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    0.53
    157
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    2.91
    61
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    4.40
    75
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    122
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.04
    75
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    1.88
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    475
    1.18
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    1,626
    4.04
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    2,820
    7.01
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    1,281
    3.18
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    1,646
    4.09
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    890
    2.21
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    530
    1.32
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    919
    2.28
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    1,466
    3.64
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    422
    1.05
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    437
    1.09
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    37
    0.09
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    12
    0.03
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    647
    1.61
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    313
    0.78
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    211
    0.52
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    1,171
    2.91
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    187
    0.46
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    290
    0.72
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    458
    1.14
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    1,156
    2.87
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    1,104
    2.74
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    61
    0.15
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    390
    0.97
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    166
    0.41
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    519
    1.29
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    440
    1.09
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    186
    0.46
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    206
    0.51
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    1,949
    4.84
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    101
    0.25
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    89
    0.22
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    59
    0.15
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    214
    0.53
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    349
    0.87
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    1,552
    3.86
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    651
    1.62
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    568
    1.41
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    1,116
    2.77
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    49
    0.12
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    58
    0.14
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    33
    0.08
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    29
    0.07
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    218
    0.54
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    139
    0.35
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    3
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    154
    0.38
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    3.01
    174
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    17.83
    80
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.97
    22
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    21.02
    48
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.17
    74
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    7.80
    96
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.47
    102
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    5.00
    19
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.05
    108
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    25.37
    4
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    1.38
    157
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.43
    123
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    4.43
    41
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    7.55
    14
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.27
    151
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.36
    137
    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.