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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Colombia and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    105.37
    99
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    3.97
    101
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    162.14
    15
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    87.71
    5
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    22.75
    104
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    2.38
    178
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    22.21
    64
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    7.80
    177
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    12.98
    129
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.99
    21
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    18.24
    92
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    37.70
    4
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    11.82
    137
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.37
    70
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    4.11
    136
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.14
    180
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    3.79
    139
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    2.53
    100
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    1.84
    175
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    14.33
    111
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    3.44
    99
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.96
    147
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    16.66
    12
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    4.85
    68
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    8.20
    95
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    4.39
    98
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    16.26
    122
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    1.25
    93
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    5.48
    125
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    6.34
    79
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    1.60
    160
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    2.40
    153
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    57.14
    16
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    0.58
    138
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.55
    160
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.80
    49
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    1.62
    152
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    0.78
    168
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    1.70
    109
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    4.46
    35
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    5.64
    51
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    2.66
    86
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    0.98
    137
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.61
    120
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.24
    89
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    1.02
    84
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    3.78
    113
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    90
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.06
    64
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    0.81
    89
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    1,082
    0.50
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    26,178
    12.22
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    6,231
    2.91
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    3,959
    1.85
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    3,771
    1.76
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    11,893
    5.55
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    3,671
    1.71
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    3,232
    1.51
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    1,366
    0.64
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    219
    0.10
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    44
    0.02
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    991
    0.46
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    753
    0.35
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    560
    0.26
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    4,506
    2.10
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    704
    0.33
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    965
    0.45
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    4,340
    2.03
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    1,208
    0.56
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    1,525
    0.71
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    2,407
    1.12
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    317
    0.15
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,531
    0.71
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    1,801
    0.84
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    452
    0.21
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    684
    0.32
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    17,417
    8.13
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    532
    0.25
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    158
    0.07
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    168
    0.08
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    1,222
    0.57
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    513
    0.24
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    374
    0.17
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    1,712
    0.80
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    1,126
    0.53
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    736
    0.34
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    500
    0.23
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    266
    0.12
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    356
    0.17
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    138
    0.06
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    252
    0.12
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    1,155
    0.54
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    16
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    207
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    2.38
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    7.80
    177
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.99
    21
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    37.70
    4
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    10.37
    70
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    4.11
    136
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    1.84
    175
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    3.44
    99
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.96
    147
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    16.66
    12
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    4.85
    68
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.55
    160
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.80
    49
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    1.62
    152
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    0.78
    168
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.61
    120
    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.