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Compare France and Colombia 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
     
      France FRANCE   Colombia COLOMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
     
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
     
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
     
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
     
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    2000
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
     
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
     
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    2015
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Colombia COLOMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
     
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    Age 5
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
     
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    Age 10
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
     
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    Age 15
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
     
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    Age 20
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
     
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    Age 25
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
     
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    Age 30
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
     
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    Age 35
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
     
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    Age 40
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
     
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    Age 45
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
     
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    Age 50
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
     
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    Age 55
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
     
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    Age 60
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
     
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    Age 65
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
     
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    Age 70
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
     
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
     
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    Age 80
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
     
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
     
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
     
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
     
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Colombia COLOMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
     
    10.70
    91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    29.97
    171
     
    79.44
    102
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    25.62
    13
     
    1.24
    142
    4. Stroke
    24.63
    168
     
    36.06
    144
    5. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
     
    12.71
    116
    6. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
     
    15.77
    96
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
     
    8.12
    79
    8. Suicide
    12.84
    44
     
    5.62
    115
    9. Other Injuries
    10.92
    91
     
    4.28
    157
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.01
    148
     
    17.14
    128
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
     
    3.97
    77
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.78
    150
     
    16.50
    111
    13. Liver Disease
    8.35
    124
     
    5.50
    151
    14. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
     
    4.35
    89
    15. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
     
    4.21
    114
    16. Hypertension
    7.36
    154
     
    14.47
    107
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.66
    76
     
    3.54
    115
    18. Lung Disease
    6.14
    164
     
    29.22
    39
    19. Kidney Disease
    6.10
    142
     
    9.80
    119
    20. Other Neoplasms
    5.84
    14
     
    8.59
    3
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
     
    3.95
    93
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.65
    153
     
    17.05
    85
    23. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
     
    4.69
    43
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
     
    1.59
    144
    25. Falls
    4.90
    97
     
    4.01
    108
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
     
    1.21
    134
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
     
    12.67
    30
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
     
    2.01
    104
    29. Alcohol
    4.45
    19
     
    0.17
    127
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    130
     
    3.37
    143
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.67
    22
     
    0.62
    146
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
     
    1.06
    142
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    3.12
    157
     
    8.59
    85
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
     
    2.28
    43
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
     
    9.49
    72
    36. Malnutrition
    2.25
    88
     
    3.70
    74
    37. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
     
    1.85
    91
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.80
    117
     
    1.76
    120
    39. Drownings
    1.33
    139
     
    2.30
    112
    40. Poisonings
    1.23
    86
     
    0.30
    157
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.21
    128
     
    0.49
    160
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    166
     
    7.55
    89
    43. Drug Use
    1.08
    87
     
    0.45
    125
    44. Violence
    1.07
    148
     
    37.61
    7
    45. Skin Disease
    1.04
    109
     
    3.62
    52
    46. Depression
    0.95
    1
     
    0.01
    37
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.86
    137
     
    2.79
    100
    48. Asthma
    0.82
    144
     
    0.71
    153
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    156
     
    1.58
    120
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    28
     
    0.18
    106
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      France FRANCE   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,931
    9.66
     
    29,069
    17.16
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    39,069
    9.46
     
    433
    0.26
    3. Stroke
    34,411
    8.33
     
    13,257
    7.82
    4. Lung Cancers
    33,449
    8.10
     
    4,018
    2.37
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,091
    5.10
     
    3,135
    1.85
    6. Breast Cancer
    14,438
    3.49
     
    2,818
    1.66
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,097
    3.41
     
    6,835
    4.03
    8. Other Injuries
    13,406
    3.24
     
    1,914
    1.13
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,974
    2.90
     
    6,144
    3.63
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,925
    2.64
     
    1,520
    0.90
    11. Hypertension
    10,676
    2.58
     
    5,103
    3.01
    12. Prostate Cancer
    10,554
    2.55
     
    2,397
    1.41
    13. Suicide
    10,093
    2.44
     
    2,629
    1.55
    14. Lymphomas
    9,523
    2.30
     
    1,743
    1.03
    15. Liver Cancer
    8,912
    2.16
     
    1,592
    0.94
    16. Kidney Disease
    8,794
    2.13
     
    3,641
    2.15
    17. Lung Disease
    8,479
    2.05
     
    10,261
    6.06
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,029
    1.94
     
    1,428
    0.84
    19. Liver Disease
    7,738
    1.87
     
    2,158
    1.27
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7,603
    1.84
     
    3,395
    2.00
    21. Leukemia
    6,892
    1.67
     
    1,997
    1.18
    22. Falls
    6,341
    1.53
     
    1,633
    0.96
    23. Bladder Cancer
    6,071
    1.47
     
    444
    0.26
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    5,554
    1.34
     
    219
    0.13
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,464
    1.32
     
    1,322
    0.78
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,441
    1.32
     
    4,907
    2.90
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,851
    1.17
     
    611
    0.36
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,834
    1.17
     
    752
    0.44
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3,865
    0.94
     
    874
    0.52
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    0.92
     
    7,813
    4.61
    31. Alcohol
    3,769
    0.91
     
    75
    0.04
    32. Malnutrition
    3,370
    0.82
     
    1,470
    0.87
    33. Skin Cancers
    3,134
    0.76
     
    865
    0.51
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,480
    0.60
     
    225
    0.13
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,430
    0.59
     
    739
    0.44
    36. Epilepsy
    1,859
    0.45
     
    827
    0.49
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,763
    0.43
     
    4,317
    2.55
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,645
    0.40
     
    198
    0.12
    39. Skin Disease
    1,536
    0.37
     
    1,323
    0.78
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,428
    0.35
     
    2,108
    1.24
    41. Poisonings
    1,251
    0.30
     
    136
    0.08
    42. Depression
    1,137
    0.28
     
    4
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    1,072
    0.26
     
    1,112
    0.66
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    989
    0.24
     
    579
    0.34
    45. Asthma
    970
    0.23
     
    295
    0.17
    46. Anemia
    894
    0.22
     
    194
    0.11
    47. Drug Use
    773
    0.19
     
    196
    0.12
    48. Violence
    753
    0.18
     
    18,075
    10.67
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    668
    0.16
     
    77
    0.05
    50. Hepatitis C
    607
    0.15
     
    76
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
     
    10.70
    91
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
     
    12.71
    116
    3. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
     
    15.77
    96
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
     
    8.12
    79
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
     
    3.97
    77
    6. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
     
    4.35
    89
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
     
    4.21
    114
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
     
    3.95
    93
    9. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
     
    4.69
    43
    10. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
     
    1.59
    144
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
     
    1.21
    134
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
     
    12.67
    30
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
     
    2.01
    104
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
     
    1.06
    142
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
     
    2.28
    43
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
     
    9.49
    72
     
     
     
    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.