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Compare Colombia and Kuwait health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.44
    102
     
    113.15
    56
    2. Violence
    37.61
    7
     
    0.30
    171
    3. Stroke
    36.06
    144
     
    47.73
    132
    4. Lung Disease
    29.22
    39
     
    2.75
    171
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.14
    128
     
    34.53
    82
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.05
    85
     
    14.43
    100
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    111
     
    23.32
    96
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
     
    10.39
    122
    9. Hypertension
    14.47
    107
     
    14.27
    110
    10. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
     
    16.03
    91
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
     
    2.17
    163
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
     
    7.27
    110
    13. Kidney Disease
    9.80
    119
     
    12.82
    100
    14. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
     
    1.59
    161
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.59
    85
     
    8.79
    79
    16. Other Neoplasms
    8.59
    3
     
    0.90
    153
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
     
    9.53
    69
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7.55
    89
     
    6.78
    94
    19. HIV/AIDS
    6.05
    82
     
    0.11
    149
    20. Suicide
    5.62
    115
     
    0.86
    170
    21. Liver Disease
    5.50
    151
     
    1.93
    171
    22. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
     
    3.89
    83
    23. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
     
    4.11
    102
    24. Other Injuries
    4.28
    157
     
    4.08
    160
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
     
    5.00
    97
    26. Falls
    4.01
    108
     
    1.49
    157
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
     
    2.62
    100
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
     
    2.90
    136
    29. Malnutrition
    3.70
    74
     
    0.00
    172
    30. Skin Disease
    3.62
    52
     
    0.53
    135
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.54
    115
     
    1.64
    157
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.37
    143
     
    2.30
    164
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.79
    100
     
    0.60
    152
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.77
    106
     
    2.92
    103
    35. Drownings
    2.30
    112
     
    0.70
    157
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
     
    0.23
    167
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
     
    1.63
    113
    38. Epilepsy
    1.85
    91
     
    0.72
    158
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.76
    120
     
    0.67
    144
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.60
    78
     
    0.19
    131
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
     
    0.95
    166
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.58
    120
     
    1.38
    127
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.24
    142
     
    0.60
    163
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
     
    4.59
    21
    45. War
    1.11
    21
     
    0.03
    56
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
     
    5.98
    9
    47. Meningitis
    0.94
    107
     
    0.54
    129
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    153
     
    2.67
    104
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.67
    77
     
    0.00
    172
    50. Appendicitis
    0.63
    65
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,069
    17.16
     
    1,474
    28.11
    2. Violence
    18,075
    10.67
     
    12
    0.24
    3. Stroke
    13,257
    7.82
     
    523
    9.98
    4. Lung Disease
    10,261
    6.06
     
    32
    0.61
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,813
    4.61
     
    410
    7.83
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,835
    4.03
     
    404
    7.70
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,144
    3.63
     
    235
    4.48
    8. Hypertension
    5,103
    3.01
     
    151
    2.88
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4,907
    2.90
     
    27
    0.51
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,317
    2.55
     
    306
    5.84
    11. Lung Cancers
    4,018
    2.37
     
    81
    1.55
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,837
    2.26
     
    237
    4.53
    13. Kidney Disease
    3,641
    2.15
     
    140
    2.67
    14. Other Neoplasms
    3,395
    2.00
     
    13
    0.25
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,135
    1.85
     
    110
    2.09
    16. Breast Cancer
    2,818
    1.66
     
    101
    1.92
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,809
    1.66
     
    2
    0.03
    18. Suicide
    2,629
    1.55
     
    33
    0.63
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,397
    1.41
     
    58
    1.10
    20. Liver Disease
    2,158
    1.27
     
    28
    0.53
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,108
    1.24
     
    9
    0.17
    22. Leukemia
    1,997
    1.18
     
    64
    1.22
    23. Other Injuries
    1,914
    1.13
     
    94
    1.79
    24. Lymphomas
    1,743
    1.03
     
    48
    0.91
    25. Falls
    1,633
    0.96
     
    45
    0.85
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,592
    0.94
     
    61
    1.16
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    1,520
    0.90
     
    32
    0.62
    28. Malnutrition
    1,470
    0.87
     
    0
    0.00
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,428
    0.84
     
    30
    0.58
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,416
    0.84
     
    21
    0.40
    31. Skin Disease
    1,323
    0.78
     
    7
    0.14
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,322
    0.78
     
    26
    0.50
    33. Tuberculosis
    1,158
    0.68
     
    34
    0.65
    34. Drownings
    1,112
    0.66
     
    23
    0.44
    35. Ovary Cancer
    874
    0.52
     
    16
    0.30
    36. Skin Cancers
    865
    0.51
     
    2
    0.05
    37. Epilepsy
    827
    0.49
     
    19
    0.36
    38. Maternal Conditions
    781
    0.46
     
    7
    0.13
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    752
    0.44
     
    18
    0.34
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    739
    0.44
     
    10
    0.19
    41. Oral Cancer
    611
    0.36
     
    12
    0.23
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    579
    0.34
     
    14
    0.26
    43. War
    547
    0.32
     
    1
    0.02
    44. Bladder Cancer
    444
    0.26
     
    45
    0.85
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    433
    0.26
     
    6
    0.12
    46. Meningitis
    426
    0.25
     
    14
    0.27
    47. Asthma
    295
    0.17
     
    34
    0.66
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    259
    0.15
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Appendicitis
    259
    0.15
     
    0
    0.00
    50. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.13
     
    29
    0.54
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
     
    10.39
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
     
    16.03
    91
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
     
    2.17
    163
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
     
    7.27
    110
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
     
    1.59
    161
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
     
    9.53
    69
    7. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
     
    3.89
    83
    8. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
     
    4.11
    102
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
     
    5.00
    97
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
     
    2.62
    100
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
     
    2.90
    136
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
     
    0.23
    167
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
     
    1.63
    113
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
     
    0.95
    166
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
     
    4.59
    21
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
     
    5.98
    9
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.