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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
COLOMBIA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Colombia and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    301.71
    6
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    9.87
    52
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    149.10
    25
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    37.01
    32
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    49.80
    62
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    4.49
    167
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    19.81
    76
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    20.24
    48
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    46.10
    15
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    10.39
    42
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    65.86
    4
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    6.90
    122
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    40.94
    58
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    4.09
    169
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.73
    117
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.20
    166
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    6.42
    70
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    1.72
    110
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.32
    108
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    27.20
    67
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.95
    154
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.07
    106
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.22
    119
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    1.54
    153
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    5.96
    129
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    12.07
    17
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    22.34
    26
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    1.44
    89
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    13.02
    36
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    5.13
    99
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    4.30
    80
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    3.32
    130
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    41.14
    24
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    0.77
    121
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.03
    138
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    8.78
    13
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    8.18
    9
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.66
    32
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    9.72
    68
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    2.78
    78
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    10.64
    9
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    10.16
    24
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    2.70
    37
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.95
    98
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.36
    77
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    25.94
    4
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    5.98
    24
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    64
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    121.55
    1
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    5.20
    48
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    3,217
    1.39
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    4,650
    2.01
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    14,649
    6.32
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    6,033
    2.60
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    6,590
    2.85
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    7,995
    3.45
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    1,501
    0.65
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    1,076
    0.46
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    5,750
    2.48
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    741
    0.32
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    1,822
    0.79
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    258
    0.11
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    29
    0.01
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    5,001
    2.16
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    464
    0.20
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    946
    0.41
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    4,600
    1.99
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    541
    0.23
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    610
    0.26
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    1,765
    0.76
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    12,631
    5.45
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    657
    0.28
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    229
    0.10
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    1,573
    0.68
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    589
    0.25
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    3,241
    1.40
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    905
    0.39
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    1,364
    0.59
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    527
    0.23
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    9,839
    4.25
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    369
    0.16
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    94
    0.04
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    145
    0.06
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    1,314
    0.57
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    1,467
    0.63
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    5,555
    2.40
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    1,505
    0.65
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    996
    0.43
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    10,723
    4.63
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    272
    0.12
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    993
    0.43
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    328
    0.14
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    289
    0.12
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    7,807
    3.37
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    628
    0.27
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    25,620
    11.06
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    2,626
    1.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    4.49
    167
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    20.24
    48
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    10.39
    42
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    6.90
    122
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    4.09
    169
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    5.73
    117
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    4.32
    108
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    1.95
    154
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    4.07
    106
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    4.22
    119
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    1.54
    153
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    1.03
    138
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    8.78
    13
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    8.18
    9
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    3.66
    32
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.95
    98
    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.