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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Colombia and Benin 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.

Benin
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   Benin BENIN
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Benin BENIN
           
    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
     
    40.5
    42.9
    41.7
    140
    137
    138
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    54.1
    56.6
    55.4
    149
    149
    149
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    161
    157
    158
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Benin BENIN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    61.2
    65.7
    161
    157
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    67.7
    71.7
    144
    141
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    68.4
    72.5
    142
    139
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    68.9
    72.9
    141
    138
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    69.3
    73.2
    140
    138
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    69.7
    73.5
    141
    138
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    70.2
    73.9
    141
    138
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    70.7
    74.3
    141
    139
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    71.4
    74.9
    142
    140
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    72.2
    75.6
    141
    142
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    73.3
    76.3
    142
    144
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    74.6
    77.3
    139
    147
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    76.1
    78.5
    141
    144
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    78.1
    80.1
    142
    143
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.4
    81.9
    138
    140
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.1
    84.3
    137
    130
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.2
    87.1
    127
    113
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.6
    90.3
    118
    98
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Benin BENIN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    113.27
    90
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    6.79
    71
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    119.03
    42
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    25.54
    76
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    112.94
    20
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    47.73
    8
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    33.95
    38
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    23.23
    37
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    33.45
    44
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    6.49
    83
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    21.93
    72
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.08
    180
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    37.49
    67
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    5.06
    150
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    22.59
    31
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.41
    102
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    9.44
    13
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    25.19
    39
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.99
    42
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    39.37
    27
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    3.48
    96
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.43
    165
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.58
    63
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    3.03
    111
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    12.71
    43
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    13.84
    10
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    20.23
    42
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    8.09
    38
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    15.04
    24
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    9.00
    32
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    10.91
    17
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    7.05
    48
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    10.94
    64
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    2.32
    47
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.06
    80
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    6.30
    26
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.67
    96
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.34
    38
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    67.45
    16
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    3.85
    49
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    7.54
    27
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    11.26
    16
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    3.60
    10
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.67
    172
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    2.36
    35
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    10.57
    31
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    5.27
    41
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    74
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.02
    92
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    15.80
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Benin BENIN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    5,397
    6.48
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    726
    0.87
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    5,855
    7.03
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    1,220
    1.46
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    10,205
    12.25
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    3,162
    3.80
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    1,929
    2.32
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    1,088
    1.31
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    361
    0.43
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    66
    0.08
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    1,912
    2.29
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    311
    0.37
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    784
    0.94
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    867
    1.04
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    20
    0.02
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    2,265
    2.72
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    2,263
    2.72
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    387
    0.46
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    2,447
    2.94
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    669
    0.80
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    196
    0.24
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    715
    0.86
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    4,908
    5.89
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    322
    0.39
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    177
    0.21
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    922
    1.11
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    928
    1.11
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,532
    1.84
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    543
    0.65
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    1,454
    1.75
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    457
    0.55
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    919
    1.10
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    86
    0.10
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    144
    0.17
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    102
    0.12
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    326
    0.39
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    156
    0.19
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    6,830
    8.20
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    442
    0.53
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    570
    0.68
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    3,950
    4.74
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    43
    0.05
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    369
    0.44
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    197
    0.24
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    99
    0.12
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    1,039
    1.25
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    212
    0.25
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    2
    0.00
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    1,967
    2.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Benin BENIN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    47.73
    8
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    23.23
    37
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    6.49
    83
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.08
    180
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    5.06
    150
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    22.59
    31
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.99
    42
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    3.48
    96
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    2.43
    165
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.58
    63
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    3.03
    111
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.06
    80
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    6.30
    26
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.67
    96
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.34
    38
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.67
    172
    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.