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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Colombia and Zambia 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.

Zambia
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   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
           
    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
     
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    85.40
    126
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    7.04
    67
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    156.50
    19
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    25.95
    72
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    87.45
    35
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    37.64
    19
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    32.93
    43
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    9.51
    164
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    29.46
    63
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    3.21
    149
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    56.20
    6
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    4.41
    142
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    42.93
    53
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    2.98
    177
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    48.42
    6
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.36
    116
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    8.15
    24
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    132.99
    8
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.38
    29
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    63.86
    4
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.93
    124
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.00
    173
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    2.22
    179
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    0.68
    175
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    14.43
    32
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    9.64
    36
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    18.87
    72
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    17.63
    11
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    13.38
    34
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    9.14
    30
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    3.28
    99
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    6.33
    60
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    49.91
    19
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.69
    87
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.87
    93
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    5.61
    32
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.39
    110
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    0.90
    164
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    54.75
    30
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    3.21
    69
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    3.48
    77
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    10.07
    26
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    2.68
    38
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    2.36
    75
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.19
    92
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    7.77
    38
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    4.09
    94
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    182
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.04
    79
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    15.31
    15
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    4,432
    3.97
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    1,153
    1.03
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    7,948
    7.12
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    1,273
    1.14
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    9,517
    8.52
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    3,654
    3.27
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    1,760
    1.58
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    2,616
    2.34
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    206
    0.18
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    226
    0.20
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    2,395
    2.14
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    203
    0.18
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    366
    0.33
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    561
    0.50
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    20
    0.02
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    3,146
    2.82
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    17,234
    15.43
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    548
    0.49
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    4,501
    4.03
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    1,799
    1.61
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    261
    0.23
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    590
    0.53
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    4,857
    4.35
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    177
    0.16
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    42
    0.04
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    1,303
    1.17
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    2,303
    2.06
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,729
    1.55
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    596
    0.53
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    354
    0.32
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    501
    0.45
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    5,941
    5.32
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    82
    0.07
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    126
    0.11
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    108
    0.10
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    359
    0.32
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    155
    0.14
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    6,275
    5.62
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    246
    0.22
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    689
    0.62
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    5,062
    4.53
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    132
    0.12
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    332
    0.30
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    122
    0.11
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    30
    0.03
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    1,188
    1.06
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    164
    0.15
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    6
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    1,976
    1.77
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    37.64
    19
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    9.51
    164
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    3.21
    149
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    4.41
    142
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    2.98
    177
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    48.42
    6
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.38
    29
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.93
    124
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.00
    173
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    2.22
    179
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    0.68
    175
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.87
    93
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    5.61
    32
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.39
    110
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    0.90
    164
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    2.36
    75
    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.