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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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COLOMBIA VS SRI LANKA

Compare Colombia and Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka
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   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    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
    		  
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    101.31
    106
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    2.36
    122
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    26.55
    154
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    36.99
    33
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    20.42
    113
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    4.61
    165
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    18.07
    82
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    9.49
    165
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    26.23
    72
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.94
    107
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    4.08
    161
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    6.56
    126
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    47.34
    45
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    3.43
    175
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.15
    125
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.33
    130
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    4.53
    125
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    0.18
    147
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    3.88
    126
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    4.96
    160
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.61
    35
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    1.93
    174
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.05
    128
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    0.80
    171
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    12.89
    42
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    2.13
    145
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    27.62
    14
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    0.18
    142
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    6.41
    112
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    3.85
    129
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    1.82
    154
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    1.83
    165
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    3.45
    95
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.14
    107
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.22
    174
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    5.72
    30
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    10.87
    7
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.40
    144
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    2.47
    100
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    3.24
    68
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    0.15
    183
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    0.78
    135
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    1.14
    127
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.63
    117
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.16
    96
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    0.50
    110
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    0.65
    181
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.01
    63
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    1.35
    16
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    0.59
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    26,304
    22.66
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    499
    0.43
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    6,805
    5.86
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    9,456
    8.15
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    5,117
    4.41
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    4,200
    3.62
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    6,858
    5.91
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    1,055
    0.91
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    1,321
    1.14
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    1,775
    1.53
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    12,460
    10.73
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    911
    0.78
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    1,383
    1.19
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    507
    0.44
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    86
    0.07
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    989
    0.85
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    39
    0.03
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    1,027
    0.88
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    1,303
    1.12
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    762
    0.66
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    1,155
    0.99
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    6,939
    5.98
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    536
    0.46
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    1,090
    0.94
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    214
    0.18
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    2,977
    2.56
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    43
    0.04
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,529
    1.32
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    964
    0.83
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    462
    0.40
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    425
    0.37
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    769
    0.66
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    281
    0.24
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    293
    0.25
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    58
    0.05
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    1,544
    1.33
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    2,893
    2.49
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    605
    0.52
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    38
    0.03
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    731
    0.63
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    193
    0.17
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    432
    0.37
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    269
    0.23
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    257
    0.22
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    218
    0.19
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    96
    0.08
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    168
    0.14
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    2
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    280
    0.24
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    146
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    4.61
    165
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    9.49
    165
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.94
    107
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    6.56
    126
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    3.43
    175
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.15
    125
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    3.88
    126
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.61
    35
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    1.93
    174
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.05
    128
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    0.80
    171
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    0.22
    174
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    5.72
    30
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    10.87
    7
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.40
    144
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.63
    117
    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.