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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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COLOMBIA VS NAMIBIA

Compare Colombia and Namibia 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.

Namibia
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
55,957,823
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Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
       
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
  
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
1970
59.2
63.0
61.1
79
75
79
  
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
1980
62.9
68.6
65.7
78
78
78
  
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
1990
64.5
72.5
68.4
91
73
83
  
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
2000
67.5
75.3
71.4
88
63
76
  
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
2010
70.0
77.2
73.6
88
65
78
  
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
2019
76.7
81.9
79.3
36
36
34
  
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.7
81.9
36
36
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age
76.7
81.9
36
36
60.6
68.4
165
142
Age 5
77.8
82.8
38
33
63.5
71.1
173
148
Age 10
77.9
82.9
38
33
63.8
71.5
173
149
Age 15
78.0
83.0
38
33
64.1
71.7
173
149
Age 20
78.4
83.1
38
33
64.6
72.0
173
149
Age 25
79.0
83.3
35
33
65.2
72.4
173
150
Age 30
79.5
83.4
30
33
65.8
72.8
173
150
Age 35
79.9
83.6
28
32
66.6
73.5
173
149
Age 40
80.3
83.8
28
32
67.6
74.4
173
148
Age 45
80.7
84.0
25
31
69.0
75.5
172
143
Age 50
81.2
84.3
25
31
70.7
76.7
171
138
Age 55
81.7
84.7
24
30
72.6
78.0
171
125
Age 60
82.5
85.3
25
30
74.7
79.3
170
118
Age 65
83.5
86.0
25
30
77.0
80.7
170
113
Age 70
84.7
86.8
30
30
79.5
82.3
169
114
Age 75
86.3
88.0
31
29
82.4
84.4
165
119
Age 80
88.5
89.6
20
20
85.7
87.0
158
126
Age 85
91.0
91.7
23
19
89.2
90.0
153
131
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
76.09
139
105.72
98
2. Violence
36.61
9
20.18
18
3. Stroke
29.57
152
117.61
46
4. Lung Disease
27.51
65
40.96
26
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
19.35
119
94.17
31
6. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
25.79
40
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.72
98
44.05
14
8. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
14.84
120
9. Kidney Disease
12.32
133
25.76
73
10. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
2.39
172
11. Hypertension
11.15
125
37.70
28
12. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
4.38
143
13. Diabetes Mellitus
9.13
146
61.52
25
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.10
166
15. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
16.57
48
16. Other Neoplasms
5.92
7
0.63
76
17. Congenital Anomalies
5.86
91
6.25
81
18. HIV/AIDS
5.08
76
147.62
7
19. Lymphomas
4.86
85
3.10
144
20. Liver Disease
4.52
166
23.50
80
21. Leukemia
4.22
58
1.66
158
22. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
3.01
146
23. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
3.04
164
24. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
1.37
158
25. Suicide
3.74
154
13.51
36
26. Low Birth Weight
3.69
110
9.38
39
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.60
170
18.25
79
28. Malnutrition
3.49
63
9.45
32
29. Other Injuries
3.03
171
10.07
66
30. Falls
2.74
157
4.37
118
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.59
129
4.68
70
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.46
152
12.49
19
33. Tuberculosis
2.37
102
74.32
11
34. Skin Disease
1.97
71
2.57
36
35. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
9.09
2
36. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.65
120
37. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
7.84
12
38. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
1.63
131
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.43
117
38.12
45
40. Drownings
1.39
133
4.09
43
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.25
141
6.23
44
42. Birth Trauma
1.20
113
6.21
53
43. Epilepsy
1.14
125
2.41
49
44. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
1.39
134
45. Drug Use
0.92
121
1.74
57
46. Maternal Conditions
0.75
97
4.80
51
47. Parkinson's Disease
0.67
180
4.18
87
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.57
13
0.00
139
49. War
0.49
29
0.02
95
50. Meningitis
0.49
117
5.31
47
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43,066
20.96
1,221
7.20
2. Violence
19,268
9.38
450
2.66
3. Stroke
16,573
8.07
1,333
7.86
4. Lung Disease
15,928
7.75
461
2.72
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,773
5.24
1,464
8.64
6. Road Traffic Accidents
7,765
3.78
868
5.12
7. Kidney Disease
6,834
3.33
322
1.90
8. Hypertension
6,400
3.12
428
2.53
9. Stomach Cancer
6,112
2.98
33
0.19
10. Lung Cancers
5,250
2.56
59
0.35
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,028
2.45
724
4.27
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,371
2.13
54
0.32
13. Breast Cancer
3,669
1.79
121
0.71
14. Prostate Cancer
3,584
1.74
94
0.55
15. Other Neoplasms
3,205
1.56
8
0.05
16. Congenital Anomalies
2,963
1.44
283
1.67
17. HIV/AIDS
2,683
1.31
2,928
17.28
18. Lymphomas
2,603
1.27
46
0.27
19. Liver Disease
2,426
1.18
336
1.98
20. Cervical Cancer
2,266
1.10
133
0.78
21. Leukemia
2,208
1.07
24
0.14
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,157
1.05
176
1.04
23. Low Birth Weight
2,095
1.02
516
3.04
24. Liver Cancer
2,065
1.01
45
0.27
25. Pancreas Cancer
2,022
0.98
18
0.11
26. Suicide
1,965
0.96
243
1.43
27. Malnutrition
1,878
0.91
224
1.32
28. Other Injuries
1,592
0.77
207
1.22
29. Falls
1,518
0.74
62
0.37
30. Endocrine Disorders
1,367
0.67
73
0.43
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,329
0.65
162
0.96
32. Tuberculosis
1,272
0.62
1,416
8.35
33. Ovary Cancer
1,122
0.55
23
0.14
34. Skin Disease
1,102
0.54
31
0.18
35. Skin Cancers
1,028
0.50
108
0.64
36. Oesophagus Cancer
835
0.41
21
0.12
37. Oral Cancer
807
0.39
100
0.59
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
747
0.36
645
3.81
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
698
0.34
76
0.45
40. Drownings
689
0.34
110
0.65
41. Birth Trauma
648
0.32
345
2.04
42. Bladder Cancer
609
0.30
16
0.09
43. Epilepsy
597
0.29
49
0.29
44. Drug Use
492
0.24
32
0.19
45. Uterin Cancer
423
0.21
11
0.06
46. Maternal Conditions
394
0.19
110
0.65
47. Parkinson's Disease
383
0.19
43
0.25
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
333
0.16
0
0.00
49. War
260
0.13
0
0.00
50. Meningitis
244
0.12
109
0.64
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Namibia NAMIBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
25.79
40
2. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
14.84
120
3. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
2.39
172
4. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
4.38
143
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.10
166
6. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
16.57
48
7. Lymphomas
4.86
85
3.10
144
8. Leukemia
4.22
58
1.66
158
9. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
3.01
146
10. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
3.04
164
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
1.37
158
12. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
9.09
2
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.65
120
14. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
7.84
12
15. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
1.63
131
16. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
1.39
134
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.