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LESOTHO VS COLOMBIA
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Compare Lesotho 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
     
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Colombia COLOMBIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    		  
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    1970
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    		  
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    1980
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    		  
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    1990
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    		  
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    2000
    47.1
    50.5
    48.8
    166
    163
    166
    		  
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    2010
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    		  
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    2015
    51.7
    55.4
    53.7
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Colombia COLOMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    51.7
    55.4
    179
    177
    		  
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    Age 5
    57.2
    60.4
    182
    181
    		  
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    Age 10
    57.7
    60.8
    182
    182
    		  
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    Age 15
    58.1
    61.1
    183
    182
    		  
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    Age 20
    58.6
    61.6
    183
    182
    		  
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    Age 25
    59.2
    62.3
    183
    182
    		  
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    Age 30
    60.3
    63.5
    183
    183
    		  
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    Age 35
    61.8
    65.3
    183
    182
    		  
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    Age 40
    64.2
    67.9
    183
    182
    		  
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    Age 45
    67.0
    70.5
    183
    181
    		  
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    Age 50
    69.8
    72.8
    182
    179
    		  
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    Age 55
    72.3
    74.8
    177
    176
    		  
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    Age 60
    74.6
    76.6
    173
    172
    		  
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    Age 65
    76.9
    78.4
    172
    165
    		  
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.5
    166
    163
    		  
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.9
    162
    157
    		  
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.8
    156
    157
    		  
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    158
    160
    		  
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.0
    158
    161
    		  
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    154
    162
    		  
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    155
    160
    		  
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Colombia COLOMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    761.77
    1
    		  
    6.05
    82
    2. Stroke
    134.31
    38
    		  
    36.06
    144
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107.01
    36
    		  
    17.14
    128
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    71.36
    14
    		  
    16.50
    111
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.18
    137
    		  
    79.44
    102
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    52.61
    29
    		  
    1.76
    120
    7. Lung Disease
    51.41
    10
    		  
    29.22
    39
    8. Other Injuries
    45.17
    1
    		  
    4.28
    157
    9. Violence
    41.91
    6
    		  
    37.61
    7
    10. Hypertension
    38.92
    9
    		  
    14.47
    107
    11. Low Birth Weight
    31.32
    7
    		  
    7.55
    89
    12. Birth Trauma
    28.37
    5
    		  
    2.79
    100
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.94
    30
    		  
    17.05
    85
    14. Cervical Cancer
    25.70
    16
    		  
    9.49
    72
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.13
    8
    		  
    3.37
    143
    16. Asthma
    23.08
    7
    		  
    0.71
    153
    17. Tuberculosis
    22.75
    47
    		  
    2.77
    106
    18. Kidney Disease
    19.09
    43
    		  
    9.80
    119
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    15.78
    22
    		  
    3.54
    115
    20. Maternal Conditions
    15.47
    32
    		  
    1.60
    78
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.83
    7
    		  
    2.01
    104
    22. Prostate Cancer
    13.69
    106
    		  
    15.77
    96
    23. Liver Disease
    13.66
    98
    		  
    5.50
    151
    24. Fires
    13.35
    14
    		  
    0.40
    151
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    12.50
    8
    		  
    8.59
    85
    26. Epilepsy
    8.97
    29
    		  
    1.85
    91
    27. Meningitis
    8.01
    46
    		  
    0.94
    107
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.88
    37
    		  
    0.49
    160
    29. Malnutrition
    6.42
    60
    		  
    3.70
    74
    30. Drownings
    6.39
    45
    		  
    2.30
    112
    31. Suicide
    6.01
    110
    		  
    5.62
    115
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.96
    72
    		  
    4.21
    114
    33. Skin Disease
    5.44
    31
    		  
    3.62
    52
    34. Breast Cancer
    5.04
    168
    		  
    12.71
    116
    35. Drug Use
    4.95
    9
    		  
    0.45
    125
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.90
    50
    		  
    1.24
    142
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.36
    72
    		  
    1.58
    120
    38. Other Neoplasms
    3.11
    71
    		  
    8.59
    3
    39. Schistosomiasis
    2.88
    34
    		  
    0.00
    172
    40. Anemia
    2.77
    41
    		  
    0.51
    102
    41. Syphilis
    2.64
    25
    		  
    0.06
    107
    42. Measles
    2.63
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Lung Cancers
    2.62
    139
    		  
    10.70
    91
    44. Poisonings
    2.51
    56
    		  
    0.30
    157
    45. Tetanus
    2.23
    12
    		  
    0.05
    100
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.07
    118
    		  
    1.59
    144
    47. Pertussis
    1.92
    53
    		  
    0.03
    119
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.88
    169
    		  
    8.12
    79
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.88
    39
    		  
    0.67
    77
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    1.84
    86
    		  
    0.62
    146
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    11,958
    44.15
    		  
    2,809
    1.66
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,719
    6.35
    		  
    6,835
    4.03
    3. Stroke
    1,509
    5.57
    		  
    13,257
    7.82
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    947
    3.50
    		  
    739
    0.44
    5. Low Birth Weight
    912
    3.37
    		  
    3,837
    2.26
    6. Birth Trauma
    826
    3.05
    		  
    1,416
    0.84
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    810
    2.99
    		  
    6,144
    3.63
    8. Other Injuries
    807
    2.98
    		  
    1,914
    1.13
    9. Violence
    795
    2.94
    		  
    18,075
    10.67
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    684
    2.52
    		  
    29,069
    17.16
    11. Lung Disease
    575
    2.12
    		  
    10,261
    6.06
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    486
    1.79
    		  
    7,813
    4.61
    13. Hypertension
    436
    1.61
    		  
    5,103
    3.01
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    315
    1.16
    		  
    4,317
    2.55
    15. Tuberculosis
    300
    1.11
    		  
    1,158
    0.68
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    296
    1.09
    		  
    1,322
    0.78
    17. Maternal Conditions
    281
    1.04
    		  
    781
    0.46
    18. Asthma
    276
    1.02
    		  
    295
    0.17
    19. Kidney Disease
    238
    0.88
    		  
    3,641
    2.15
    20. Fires
    224
    0.83
    		  
    181
    0.11
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    219
    0.81
    		  
    1,428
    0.84
    22. Meningitis
    177
    0.65
    		  
    426
    0.25
    23. Cervical Cancer
    171
    0.63
    		  
    2,108
    1.24
    24. Liver Disease
    170
    0.63
    		  
    2,158
    1.27
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    169
    0.62
    		  
    752
    0.44
    26. Drownings
    146
    0.54
    		  
    1,112
    0.66
    27. Epilepsy
    140
    0.52
    		  
    827
    0.49
    28. Malnutrition
    131
    0.48
    		  
    1,470
    0.87
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.42
    		  
    198
    0.12
    30. Suicide
    110
    0.41
    		  
    2,629
    1.55
    31. Drug Use
    82
    0.30
    		  
    196
    0.12
    32. Measles
    77
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Syphilis
    71
    0.26
    		  
    27
    0.02
    34. Liver Cancer
    71
    0.26
    		  
    1,592
    0.94
    35. Skin Disease
    67
    0.25
    		  
    1,323
    0.78
    36. Tetanus
    66
    0.24
    		  
    22
    0.01
    37. Pertussis
    56
    0.21
    		  
    13
    0.01
    38. Prostate Cancer
    56
    0.21
    		  
    2,397
    1.41
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.19
    		  
    433
    0.26
    40. Poisonings
    45
    0.17
    		  
    136
    0.08
    41. Anemia
    45
    0.17
    		  
    194
    0.11
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    40
    0.15
    		  
    579
    0.34
    43. Other Neoplasms
    39
    0.14
    		  
    3,395
    2.00
    44. Schistosomiasis
    36
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Breast Cancer
    33
    0.12
    		  
    2,818
    1.66
    46. Lung Cancers
    30
    0.11
    		  
    4,018
    2.37
    47. Encephalitis
    26
    0.10
    		  
    24
    0.01
    48. Oral Cancer
    24
    0.09
    		  
    611
    0.36
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23
    0.09
    		  
    3,135
    1.85
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    23
    0.08
    		  
    259
    0.15
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Colombia COLOMBIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    25.70
    16
    		  
    9.49
    72
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.83
    7
    		  
    2.01
    104
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.69
    106
    		  
    15.77
    96
    4. Liver Cancer
    5.96
    72
    		  
    4.21
    114
    5. Breast Cancer
    5.04
    168
    		  
    12.71
    116
    6. Lung Cancers
    2.62
    139
    		  
    10.70
    91
    7. Oral Cancer
    2.07
    118
    		  
    1.59
    144
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.88
    169
    		  
    8.12
    79
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    78
    		  
    2.28
    43
    10. Ovary Cancer
    1.50
    165
    		  
    3.95
    93
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.26
    169
    		  
    12.67
    30
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    141
    		  
    1.06
    142
    13. Bladder Cancer
    0.93
    150
    		  
    1.21
    134
    14. Lymphomas
    0.79
    172
    		  
    4.35
    89
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.45
    168
    		  
    3.97
    77
    16. Leukemia
    0.34
    172
    		  
    4.69
    43
     
     
     
    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.