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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Colombia and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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   Latvia LATVIA
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    146.65
    49
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    4.15
    98
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    99.14
    74
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    7.50
    177
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    12.01
    149
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    28.10
    34
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    7.17
    138
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    19.03
    63
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    6.43
    158
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.16
    30
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    19.91
    83
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    23.52
    33
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    10.89
    141
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    15.41
    24
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    7.05
    105
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    3.00
    32
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    2.45
    168
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    3.65
    82
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.05
    41
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    13.03
    113
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.38
    53
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    8.99
    3
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    3.97
    133
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    10.04
    4
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    16.06
    24
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    0.57
    180
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    9.94
    155
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    0.07
    164
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    11.98
    45
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    4.77
    106
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    1.76
    156
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    30.32
    3
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    2.34
    103
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.48
    97
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    3.11
    29
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.50
    55
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    6.18
    28
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    4.89
    20
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    0.26
    170
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    5.64
    21
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    3.17
    85
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    0.60
    145
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    1.76
    84
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    4.46
    17
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    1.72
    59
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    0.29
    126
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    2.07
    160
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.75
    10
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    0.01
    144
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    0.40
    125
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    94
    0.35
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    5,893
    21.83
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    346
    1.28
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    501
    1.86
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    154
    0.57
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    356
    1.32
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    1,194
    4.42
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    470
    1.74
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    956
    3.54
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    529
    1.96
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    722
    2.67
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    472
    1.75
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    464
    1.72
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    153
    0.57
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    46
    0.17
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    74
    0.27
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    245
    0.91
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    365
    1.35
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    128
    0.47
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    186
    0.69
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    664
    2.46
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    11
    0.04
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    157
    0.58
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    436
    1.61
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    384
    1.42
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    2
    0.01
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    362
    1.34
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    201
    0.74
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    59
    0.22
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    921
    3.41
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    71
    0.26
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    196
    0.73
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    76
    0.28
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    144
    0.53
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    131
    0.49
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    214
    0.79
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    14
    0.05
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    142
    0.53
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    127
    0.47
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    12
    0.04
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    228
    0.84
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    44
    0.16
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    41
    0.15
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    148
    0.55
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    5
    0.02
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    125
    0.46
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    45
    0.17
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    15
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    28.10
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    19.03
    63
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    11.16
    30
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    23.52
    33
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    15.41
    24
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    7.05
    105
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    6.05
    41
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.38
    53
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    8.99
    3
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    3.97
    133
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    10.04
    4
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    3.11
    29
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    3.50
    55
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    6.18
    28
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    4.89
    20
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    4.46
    17
    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.