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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

Compare Colombia and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Nepal Population Pyramid
35,323,925
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
       
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
 
39.0
38.4
38.7
148
156
154
1970
59.2
63.0
61.1
79
75
79
 
43.1
42.8
43.0
145
157
152
1980
62.9
68.6
65.7
78
78
78
 
48.7
48.2
48.4
144
155
149
1990
64.5
72.5
68.4
91
73
83
 
54.7
54.2
54.5
142
155
151
2000
67.5
75.3
71.4
88
63
76
 
61.5
63.5
62.5
121
129
129
2010
70.0
77.2
73.6
88
65
78
 
66.7
69.4
68.0
109
124
119
2019
76.7
81.9
79.3
36
36
34
 
68.9
72.7
70.9
113
119
116
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.7
81.9
36
36
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age
76.7
81.9
36
36
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age 5
77.8
82.8
38
33
71.2
74.9
102
118
Age 10
77.9
82.9
38
33
71.4
75.1
103
117
Age 15
78.0
83.0
38
33
71.6
75.2
104
118
Age 20
78.4
83.1
38
33
71.8
75.4
104
119
Age 25
79.0
83.3
35
33
72.2
75.6
105
119
Age 30
79.5
83.4
30
33
72.5
75.8
106
118
Age 35
79.9
83.6
28
32
72.9
76.0
106
118
Age 40
80.3
83.8
28
32
73.3
76.3
107
118
Age 45
80.7
84.0
25
31
73.8
76.8
111
117
Age 50
81.2
84.3
25
31
74.5
77.4
112
118
Age 55
81.7
84.7
24
30
75.5
78.2
118
117
Age 60
82.5
85.3
25
30
76.8
79.2
123
120
Age 65
83.5
86.0
25
30
78.5
80.4
123
124
Age 70
84.7
86.8
30
30
80.7
82.0
129
134
Age 75
86.3
88.0
31
29
83.2
84.1
133
137
Age 80
88.5
89.6
20
20
86.1
86.7
132
146
Age 85
91.0
91.7
23
19
89.4
89.8
145
151
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
76.09
139
102.19
104
2. Violence
36.61
9
2.57
119
3. Stroke
29.57
152
67.32
106
4. Lung Disease
27.51
65
149.01
1
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
19.35
119
29.37
86
6. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
0.95
182
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.72
98
20.65
72
8. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
8.50
172
9. Kidney Disease
12.32
133
21.28
103
10. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
6.79
79
11. Hypertension
11.15
125
11.58
122
12. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
18.16
65
13. Diabetes Mellitus
9.13
146
16.12
117
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
5.77
137
15. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
15.27
52
16. Other Neoplasms
5.92
7
0.26
148
17. Congenital Anomalies
5.86
91
4.79
117
18. HIV/AIDS
5.08
76
3.15
91
19. Lymphomas
4.86
85
3.51
134
20. Liver Disease
4.52
166
30.02
57
21. Leukemia
4.22
58
2.61
139
22. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
4.60
83
23. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
1.19
183
24. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
2.18
138
25. Suicide
3.74
154
9.77
74
26. Low Birth Weight
3.69
110
8.46
51
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.60
170
13.60
145
28. Malnutrition
3.49
63
4.05
59
29. Other Injuries
3.03
171
7.36
96
30. Falls
2.74
157
15.55
5
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.59
129
1.14
171
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.46
152
1.08
183
33. Tuberculosis
2.37
102
72.19
12
34. Skin Disease
1.97
71
0.09
176
35. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
2.13
76
36. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
2.40
92
37. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
6.52
23
38. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
0.48
176
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.43
117
29.68
51
40. Drownings
1.39
133
5.38
23
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.25
141
1.16
144
42. Birth Trauma
1.20
113
6.00
55
43. Epilepsy
1.14
125
3.57
12
44. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
1.62
119
45. Drug Use
0.92
121
0.42
167
46. Maternal Conditions
0.75
97
3.56
54
47. Parkinson's Disease
0.67
180
4.37
77
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.57
13
0.00
140
49. War
0.49
29
0.08
55
50. Meningitis
0.49
117
1.69
68
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43,066
20.96
19,677
12.26
2. Violence
19,268
9.38
704
0.44
3. Stroke
16,573
8.07
12,909
8.04
4. Lung Disease
15,928
7.75
27,027
16.83
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,773
5.24
6,237
3.88
6. Road Traffic Accidents
7,765
3.78
4,654
2.90
7. Kidney Disease
6,834
3.33
4,284
2.67
8. Hypertension
6,400
3.12
2,092
1.30
9. Stomach Cancer
6,112
2.98
1,379
0.86
10. Lung Cancers
5,250
2.56
3,586
2.23
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,028
2.45
2,929
1.82
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,371
2.13
1,167
0.73
13. Breast Cancer
3,669
1.79
1,038
0.65
14. Prostate Cancer
3,584
1.74
85
0.05
15. Other Neoplasms
3,205
1.56
50
0.03
16. Congenital Anomalies
2,963
1.44
1,949
1.21
17. HIV/AIDS
2,683
1.31
737
0.46
18. Lymphomas
2,603
1.27
768
0.48
19. Liver Disease
2,426
1.18
6,383
3.98
20. Cervical Cancer
2,266
1.10
1,969
1.23
21. Leukemia
2,208
1.07
668
0.42
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,157
1.05
2,022
1.26
23. Low Birth Weight
2,095
1.02
3,822
2.38
24. Liver Cancer
2,065
1.01
256
0.16
25. Pancreas Cancer
2,022
0.98
445
0.28
26. Suicide
1,965
0.96
2,571
1.60
27. Malnutrition
1,878
0.91
845
0.53
28. Other Injuries
1,592
0.77
1,655
1.03
29. Falls
1,518
0.74
3,321
2.07
30. Endocrine Disorders
1,367
0.67
257
0.16
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,329
0.65
217
0.14
32. Tuberculosis
1,272
0.62
16,535
10.30
33. Ovary Cancer
1,122
0.55
585
0.36
34. Skin Disease
1,102
0.54
17
0.01
35. Skin Cancers
1,028
0.50
400
0.25
36. Oesophagus Cancer
835
0.41
491
0.31
37. Oral Cancer
807
0.39
1,389
0.87
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
747
0.36
6,071
3.78
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
698
0.34
191
0.12
40. Drownings
689
0.34
1,505
0.94
41. Birth Trauma
648
0.32
2,676
1.67
42. Bladder Cancer
609
0.30
325
0.20
43. Epilepsy
597
0.29
874
0.54
44. Drug Use
492
0.24
93
0.06
45. Uterin Cancer
423
0.21
56
0.03
46. Maternal Conditions
394
0.19
977
0.61
47. Parkinson's Disease
383
0.19
760
0.47
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
333
0.16
0
0.00
49. War
260
0.13
24
0.01
50. Meningitis
244
0.12
377
0.23
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Nepal NEPAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
0.95
182
2. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
8.50
172
3. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
6.79
79
4. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
18.16
65
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
5.77
137
6. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
15.27
52
7. Lymphomas
4.86
85
3.51
134
8. Leukemia
4.22
58
2.61
139
9. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
4.60
83
10. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
1.19
183
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
2.18
138
12. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
2.13
76
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
2.40
92
14. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
6.52
23
15. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
0.48
176
16. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
1.62
119
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.