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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

Compare Colombia and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    100.91
    107
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    11.97
    42
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    88.68
    86
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    20.77
    99
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    98.12
    28
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    20.40
    63
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    27.25
    54
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    20.56
    47
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    23.87
    88
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    2.52
    169
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    16.07
    103
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.37
    178
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    33.50
    82
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    4.32
    157
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    21.11
    35
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.50
    88
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    11.22
    5
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    26.81
    36
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.96
    45
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    41.99
    21
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.06
    151
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    3.90
    112
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.19
    71
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.64
    126
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    6.87
    117
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    14.70
    5
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    19.45
    59
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    2.36
    83
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    10.98
    56
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    8.54
    40
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    7.01
    35
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    5.49
    76
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    99.13
    6
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.64
    90
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.29
    62
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    0.75
    171
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.44
    107
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.60
    132
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    78.99
    13
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    2.17
    107
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    7.03
    31
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    15.51
    2
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    3.25
    23
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.81
    166
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    5.81
    5
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    14.14
    17
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    5.60
    29
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    142
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    1.67
    15
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    17.54
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    18,407
    1.24
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    12,569
    0.85
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    207,281
    14.00
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    41,693
    2.82
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    18,189
    1.23
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    10,692
    0.72
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    2,129
    0.14
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    1,295
    0.09
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    22,497
    1.52
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    4,152
    0.28
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    11,884
    0.80
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    5,914
    0.40
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    290
    0.02
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    49,696
    3.36
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    44,124
    2.98
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    5,202
    0.35
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    38,326
    2.59
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    10,574
    0.71
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    2,257
    0.15
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    6,786
    0.46
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    95,959
    6.48
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    5,289
    0.36
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    1,975
    0.13
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    7,019
    0.47
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    5,896
    0.40
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    22,696
    1.53
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    7,528
    0.51
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    15,799
    1.07
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    4,826
    0.33
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    127,335
    8.60
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    2,133
    0.14
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    1,468
    0.10
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    1,933
    0.13
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    560
    0.04
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    2,238
    0.15
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    144,724
    9.77
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    5,846
    0.39
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    6,584
    0.44
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    100,186
    6.76
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    670
    0.05
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    5,001
    0.34
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    6,273
    0.42
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    679
    0.05
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    23,540
    1.59
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    2,473
    0.17
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    3,245
    0.22
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    43,651
    2.95
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    20.40
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    20.56
    47
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    2.52
    169
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    1.37
    178
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    4.32
    157
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    21.11
    35
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    5.96
    45
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    2.06
    151
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    3.90
    112
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.19
    71
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.64
    126
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.29
    62
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    0.75
    171
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    2.44
    107
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    1.60
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    0.81
    166
    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.