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Colombia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Colombia and South Sudan 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.

South Sudan
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   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Colombia COLOMBIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    67.5
    75.3
    71.4
    88
    63
    76
     
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
     
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    76.7
    81.9
    79.3
    36
    36
    34
     
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    81.9
    36
    36
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    77.8
    82.8
    38
    33
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    77.9
    82.9
    38
    33
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    78.0
    83.0
    38
    33
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    78.4
    83.1
    38
    33
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    79.0
    83.3
    35
    33
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    79.5
    83.4
    30
    33
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    79.9
    83.6
    28
    32
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    80.3
    83.8
    28
    32
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.0
    25
    31
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    81.2
    84.3
    25
    31
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    81.7
    84.7
    24
    30
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.3
    25
    30
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.0
    25
    30
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    84.7
    86.8
    30
    30
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.0
    31
    29
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.6
    20
    20
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.7
    23
    19
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.09
    139
    67.24
    147
    2. Violence
    36.61
    9
    20.51
    17
    3. Stroke
    29.57
    152
    78.18
    96
    4. Lung Disease
    27.51
    65
    20.35
    103
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.35
    119
    91.82
    32
    6. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    20.76
    59
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.72
    98
    50.94
    9
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    24.61
    32
    9. Kidney Disease
    12.32
    133
    21.96
    98
    10. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.83
    115
    11. Hypertension
    11.15
    125
    26.49
    52
    12. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    3.26
    155
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.13
    146
    28.11
    91
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    7.03
    119
    15. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    26.49
    21
    16. Other Neoplasms
    5.92
    7
    0.29
    144
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.86
    91
    7.99
    32
    18. HIV/AIDS
    5.08
    76
    92.45
    14
    19. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    7.27
    16
    20. Liver Disease
    4.52
    166
    33.72
    46
    21. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.90
    23
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    6.66
    22
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.30
    69
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.21
    137
    25. Suicide
    3.74
    154
    6.69
    120
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.69
    110
    13.19
    12
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.60
    170
    16.37
    120
    28. Malnutrition
    3.49
    63
    17.61
    12
    29. Other Injuries
    3.03
    171
    12.63
    39
    30. Falls
    2.74
    157
    5.13
    100
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.59
    129
    2.34
    137
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    152
    3.15
    132
    33. Tuberculosis
    2.37
    102
    53.50
    17
    34. Skin Disease
    1.97
    71
    1.70
    85
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.57
    49
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    8.47
    17
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    4.79
    40
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.48
    81
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.43
    117
    89.87
    9
    40. Drownings
    1.39
    133
    3.07
    73
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.25
    141
    3.46
    78
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.20
    113
    15.46
    3
    43. Epilepsy
    1.14
    125
    1.73
    85
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.83
    105
    45. Drug Use
    0.92
    121
    0.59
    151
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    16.14
    14
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.67
    180
    3.13
    139
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.57
    13
    0.00
    161
    49. War
    0.49
    29
    5.52
    9
    50. Meningitis
    0.49
    117
    13.97
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Colombia COLOMBIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,066
    20.96
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Violence
    19,268
    9.38
    1,584
    1.89
    3. Stroke
    16,573
    8.07
    3,541
    4.22
    4. Lung Disease
    15,928
    7.75
    894
    1.07
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,773
    5.24
    9,918
    11.82
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,765
    3.78
    4,063
    4.84
    7. Kidney Disease
    6,834
    3.33
    1,090
    1.30
    8. Hypertension
    6,400
    3.12
    1,131
    1.35
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6,112
    2.98
    241
    0.29
    10. Lung Cancers
    5,250
    2.56
    164
    0.20
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,028
    2.45
    1,312
    1.56
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,371
    2.13
    360
    0.43
    13. Breast Cancer
    3,669
    1.79
    695
    0.83
    14. Prostate Cancer
    3,584
    1.74
    409
    0.49
    15. Other Neoplasms
    3,205
    1.56
    14
    0.02
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    2,963
    1.44
    2,020
    2.41
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,683
    1.31
    7,915
    9.44
    18. Lymphomas
    2,603
    1.27
    422
    0.50
    19. Liver Disease
    2,426
    1.18
    1,823
    2.17
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,266
    1.10
    761
    0.91
    21. Leukemia
    2,208
    1.07
    314
    0.37
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,157
    1.05
    543
    0.65
    23. Low Birth Weight
    2,095
    1.02
    4,339
    5.17
    24. Liver Cancer
    2,065
    1.01
    346
    0.41
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    2,022
    0.98
    109
    0.13
    26. Suicide
    1,965
    0.96
    425
    0.51
    27. Malnutrition
    1,878
    0.91
    1,660
    1.98
    28. Other Injuries
    1,592
    0.77
    1,207
    1.44
    29. Falls
    1,518
    0.74
    269
    0.32
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,367
    0.67
    192
    0.23
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,329
    0.65
    217
    0.26
    32. Tuberculosis
    1,272
    0.62
    3,771
    4.50
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,122
    0.55
    188
    0.22
    34. Skin Disease
    1,102
    0.54
    97
    0.12
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,028
    0.50
    127
    0.15
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    835
    0.41
    435
    0.52
    37. Oral Cancer
    807
    0.39
    259
    0.31
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    747
    0.36
    7,270
    8.67
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    698
    0.34
    186
    0.22
    40. Drownings
    689
    0.34
    466
    0.56
    41. Birth Trauma
    648
    0.32
    5,210
    6.21
    42. Bladder Cancer
    609
    0.30
    88
    0.10
    43. Epilepsy
    597
    0.29
    152
    0.18
    44. Drug Use
    492
    0.24
    33
    0.04
    45. Uterin Cancer
    423
    0.21
    66
    0.08
    46. Maternal Conditions
    394
    0.19
    1,521
    1.81
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    383
    0.19
    125
    0.15
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    333
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. War
    260
    0.13
    614
    0.73
    50. Meningitis
    244
    0.12
    1,780
    2.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Colombia COLOMBIA   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.99
    101
    20.76
    59
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.50
    137
    24.61
    32
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.32
    29
    4.83
    115
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.72
    105
    3.26
    155
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.06
    102
    7.03
    119
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.84
    95
    26.49
    21
    7. Lymphomas
    4.86
    85
    7.27
    16
    8. Leukemia
    4.22
    58
    4.90
    23
    9. Ovary Cancer
    3.87
    113
    6.66
    22
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    139
    6.30
    69
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    91
    2.21
    137
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.84
    94
    2.57
    49
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.53
    124
    8.47
    17
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    162
    4.79
    40
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    143
    2.48
    81
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.10
    151
    1.83
    105
    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.