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Compare Colombia and Turkey 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   Turkey TURKEY
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    		  
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    		  
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    		  
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    		  
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    		  
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    		  
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    		  
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    		  
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    		  
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    		  
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    		  
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    		  
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    		  
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    		  
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    		  
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    		  
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    		  
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    		  
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    		  
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.44
    102
    		  
    140.53
    37
    2. Violence
    37.61
    7
    		  
    3.23
    109
    3. Stroke
    36.06
    144
    		  
    95.07
    82
    4. Lung Disease
    29.22
    39
    		  
    28.40
    42
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.14
    128
    		  
    13.84
    139
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.05
    85
    		  
    12.23
    118
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    111
    		  
    12.61
    132
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    25.40
    38
    9. Hypertension
    14.47
    107
    		  
    16.24
    93
    10. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    13.49
    113
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    12.43
    32
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    31.40
    17
    13. Kidney Disease
    9.80
    119
    		  
    3.69
    163
    14. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    1.72
    159
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.59
    85
    		  
    9.15
    67
    16. Other Neoplasms
    8.59
    3
    		  
    0.03
    170
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    10.24
    66
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7.55
    89
    		  
    6.68
    99
    19. HIV/AIDS
    6.05
    82
    		  
    0.08
    153
    20. Suicide
    5.62
    115
    		  
    7.92
    94
    21. Liver Disease
    5.50
    151
    		  
    4.45
    158
    22. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    4.65
    45
    23. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    7.85
    14
    24. Other Injuries
    4.28
    157
    		  
    8.91
    107
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    3.05
    149
    26. Falls
    4.01
    108
    		  
    2.16
    147
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    4.42
    66
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    4.11
    90
    29. Malnutrition
    3.70
    74
    		  
    0.84
    111
    30. Skin Disease
    3.62
    52
    		  
    0.87
    118
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.54
    115
    		  
    2.51
    140
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.37
    143
    		  
    4.85
    124
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.79
    100
    		  
    2.42
    104
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.77
    106
    		  
    0.56
    142
    35. Drownings
    2.30
    112
    		  
    1.04
    146
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    1.25
    116
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    3.36
    69
    38. Epilepsy
    1.85
    91
    		  
    1.87
    89
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.76
    120
    		  
    2.13
    110
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.60
    78
    		  
    0.35
    115
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    1.68
    137
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.58
    120
    		  
    3.15
    76
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.24
    142
    		  
    1.65
    131
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    6.86
    4
    45. War
    1.11
    21
    		  
    2.36
    15
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    2.48
    63
    47. Meningitis
    0.94
    107
    		  
    7.84
    47
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    153
    		  
    10.30
    39
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.67
    77
    		  
    0.24
    137
    50. Appendicitis
    0.63
    65
    		  
    0.12
    128
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,069
    17.16
    		  
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Violence
    18,075
    10.67
    		  
    2,424
    0.65
    3. Stroke
    13,257
    7.82
    		  
    64,583
    17.30
    4. Lung Disease
    10,261
    6.06
    		  
    19,218
    5.15
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,813
    4.61
    		  
    8,948
    2.40
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,835
    4.03
    		  
    9,589
    2.57
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,144
    3.63
    		  
    8,539
    2.29
    8. Hypertension
    5,103
    3.01
    		  
    10,994
    2.95
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4,907
    2.90
    		  
    8,525
    2.28
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,317
    2.55
    		  
    6,578
    1.76
    11. Lung Cancers
    4,018
    2.37
    		  
    21,690
    5.81
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,837
    2.26
    		  
    4,784
    1.28
    13. Kidney Disease
    3,641
    2.15
    		  
    2,534
    0.68
    14. Other Neoplasms
    3,395
    2.00
    		  
    20
    0.01
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,135
    1.85
    		  
    7,040
    1.89
    16. Breast Cancer
    2,818
    1.66
    		  
    5,116
    1.37
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,809
    1.66
    		  
    57
    0.02
    18. Suicide
    2,629
    1.55
    		  
    5,898
    1.58
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,397
    1.41
    		  
    7,215
    1.93
    20. Liver Disease
    2,158
    1.27
    		  
    3,085
    0.83
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,108
    1.24
    		  
    651
    0.17
    22. Leukemia
    1,997
    1.18
    		  
    3,278
    0.88
    23. Other Injuries
    1,914
    1.13
    		  
    6,551
    1.76
    24. Lymphomas
    1,743
    1.03
    		  
    5,431
    1.46
    25. Falls
    1,633
    0.96
    		  
    1,552
    0.42
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,592
    0.94
    		  
    2,093
    0.56
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    1,520
    0.90
    		  
    3,024
    0.81
    28. Malnutrition
    1,470
    0.87
    		  
    590
    0.16
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,428
    0.84
    		  
    1,747
    0.47
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,416
    0.84
    		  
    1,737
    0.47
    31. Skin Disease
    1,323
    0.78
    		  
    597
    0.16
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,322
    0.78
    		  
    3,378
    0.91
    33. Tuberculosis
    1,158
    0.68
    		  
    379
    0.10
    34. Drownings
    1,112
    0.66
    		  
    783
    0.21
    35. Ovary Cancer
    874
    0.52
    		  
    1,549
    0.42
    36. Skin Cancers
    865
    0.51
    		  
    861
    0.23
    37. Epilepsy
    827
    0.49
    		  
    1,384
    0.37
    38. Maternal Conditions
    781
    0.46
    		  
    265
    0.07
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    752
    0.44
    		  
    2,310
    0.62
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    739
    0.44
    		  
    1,476
    0.40
    41. Oral Cancer
    611
    0.36
    		  
    1,178
    0.32
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    579
    0.34
    		  
    2,175
    0.58
    43. War
    547
    0.32
    		  
    1,762
    0.47
    44. Bladder Cancer
    444
    0.26
    		  
    4,645
    1.24
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    433
    0.26
    		  
    1,110
    0.30
    46. Meningitis
    426
    0.25
    		  
    5,601
    1.50
    47. Asthma
    295
    0.17
    		  
    7,036
    1.89
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    168
    0.04
    49. Appendicitis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    89
    0.02
    50. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.13
    		  
    930
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    25.40
    38
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    13.49
    113
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    12.43
    32
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    31.40
    17
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    1.72
    159
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    10.24
    66
    7. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    4.65
    45
    8. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    7.85
    14
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    3.05
    149
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    4.42
    66
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    4.11
    90
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    1.25
    116
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    3.36
    69
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    1.68
    137
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    6.86
    4
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    2.48
    63
     
     
     
    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.