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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

Compare Colombia and Guatemala 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.

Guatemala
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
55,957,823
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Guatemala Population Pyramid
26,920,714
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
       
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
 
45.2
46.6
45.9
110
117
116
1970
59.2
63.0
61.1
79
75
79
 
51.0
53.8
52.4
111
114
113
1980
62.9
68.6
65.7
78
78
78
 
55.4
59.5
57.4
120
118
117
1990
64.5
72.5
68.4
91
73
83
 
59.6
65.5
62.5
122
117
117
2000
67.5
75.3
71.4
88
63
76
 
64.3
71.0
67.7
108
103
104
2010
70.0
77.2
73.6
88
65
78
 
67.3
74.0
70.7
104
100
100
2019
76.7
81.9
79.3
36
36
34
 
69.0
75.0
72.0
112
105
110
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.7
81.9
36
36
69.0
75.0
112
105
Age
76.7
81.9
36
36
69.0
75.0
112
105
Age 5
77.8
82.8
38
33
70.8
76.7
111
100
Age 10
77.9
82.9
38
33
70.9
76.8
112
100
Age 15
78.0
83.0
38
33
71.1
76.9
111
100
Age 20
78.4
83.1
38
33
71.6
77.2
109
100
Age 25
79.0
83.3
35
33
72.4
77.4
100
97
Age 30
79.5
83.4
30
33
73.2
77.7
95
95
Age 35
79.9
83.6
28
32
73.9
78.0
91
95
Age 40
80.3
83.8
28
32
74.7
78.3
86
94
Age 45
80.7
84.0
25
31
75.6
78.8
80
95
Age 50
81.2
84.3
25
31
76.6
79.4
78
94
Age 55
81.7
84.7
24
30
77.9
80.2
74
93
Age 60
82.5
85.3
25
30
79.4
81.4
63
89
Age 65
83.5
86.0
25
30
81.0
82.8
62
80
Age 70
84.7
86.8
30
30
83.1
84.6
55
65
Age 75
86.3
88.0
31
29
85.1
86.2
58
66
Age 80
88.5
89.6
20
20
87.4
88.4
58
58
Age 85
91.0
91.7
23
19
90.0
90.8
78
63
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
76.09
139
85.26
127
2. Violence
36.61
9
27.04
13
3. Stroke
29.57
152
42.01
137
4. Lung Disease
27.51
65
16.50
130
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
19.35
119
70.32
51
6. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
16.99
80
7. Road Traffic Accidents
14.72
98
26.54
56
8. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
7.97
176
9. Kidney Disease
12.32
133
55.14
8
10. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
14.12
13
11. Hypertension
11.15
125
5.92
153
12. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
3.51
151
13. Diabetes Mellitus
9.13
146
63.24
23
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.10
167
15. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
12.90
67
16. Other Neoplasms
5.92
7
0.34
125
17. Congenital Anomalies
5.86
91
5.53
98
18. HIV/AIDS
5.08
76
9.24
61
19. Lymphomas
4.86
85
1.95
174
20. Liver Disease
4.52
166
48.70
12
21. Leukemia
4.22
58
4.02
69
22. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
2.09
171
23. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
16.25
13
24. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
2.59
127
25. Suicide
3.74
154
6.23
124
26. Low Birth Weight
3.69
110
5.13
87
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.60
170
16.66
114
28. Malnutrition
3.49
63
14.81
15
29. Other Injuries
3.03
171
15.26
22
30. Falls
2.74
157
10.84
17
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.59
129
3.67
85
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.46
152
1.73
169
33. Tuberculosis
2.37
102
2.31
105
34. Skin Disease
1.97
71
1.94
72
35. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
1.71
105
36. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.31
138
37. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
1.29
168
38. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
0.46
177
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.43
117
18.72
59
40. Drownings
1.39
133
2.75
79
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.25
141
8.86
17
42. Birth Trauma
1.20
113
4.47
70
43. Epilepsy
1.14
125
2.89
33
44. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
0.52
179
45. Drug Use
0.92
121
1.89
50
46. Maternal Conditions
0.75
97
2.61
63
47. Parkinson's Disease
0.67
180
3.48
126
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.57
13
0.00
106
49. War
0.49
29
0.01
140
50. Meningitis
0.49
117
1.71
67
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43,066
20.96
9,825
11.28
2. Violence
19,268
9.38
4,411
5.06
3. Stroke
16,573
8.07
4,849
5.57
4. Lung Disease
15,928
7.75
1,901
2.18
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,773
5.24
9,245
10.61
6. Road Traffic Accidents
7,765
3.78
4,026
4.62
7. Kidney Disease
6,834
3.33
6,277
7.21
8. Hypertension
6,400
3.12
679
0.78
9. Stomach Cancer
6,112
2.98
1,570
1.80
10. Lung Cancers
5,250
2.56
391
0.45
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,028
2.45
6,932
7.96
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,371
2.13
464
0.53
13. Breast Cancer
3,669
1.79
495
0.57
14. Prostate Cancer
3,584
1.74
846
0.97
15. Other Neoplasms
3,205
1.56
42
0.05
16. Congenital Anomalies
2,963
1.44
1,517
1.74
17. HIV/AIDS
2,683
1.31
1,173
1.35
18. Lymphomas
2,603
1.27
229
0.26
19. Liver Disease
2,426
1.18
5,684
6.53
20. Cervical Cancer
2,266
1.10
808
0.93
21. Leukemia
2,208
1.07
601
0.69
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,157
1.05
1,957
2.25
23. Low Birth Weight
2,095
1.02
1,658
1.90
24. Liver Cancer
2,065
1.01
1,765
2.03
25. Pancreas Cancer
2,022
0.98
282
0.32
26. Suicide
1,965
0.96
1,039
1.19
27. Malnutrition
1,878
0.91
1,981
2.27
28. Other Injuries
1,592
0.77
2,466
2.83
29. Falls
1,518
0.74
1,371
1.57
30. Endocrine Disorders
1,367
0.67
486
0.56
31. Inflammatory/Heart
1,329
0.65
225
0.26
32. Tuberculosis
1,272
0.62
301
0.35
33. Ovary Cancer
1,122
0.55
133
0.15
34. Skin Disease
1,102
0.54
232
0.27
35. Skin Cancers
1,028
0.50
195
0.22
36. Oesophagus Cancer
835
0.41
144
0.17
37. Oral Cancer
807
0.39
142
0.16
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
747
0.36
2,617
3.00
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
698
0.34
1,029
1.18
40. Drownings
689
0.34
463
0.53
41. Birth Trauma
648
0.32
1,466
1.68
42. Bladder Cancer
609
0.30
57
0.07
43. Epilepsy
597
0.29
463
0.53
44. Drug Use
492
0.24
272
0.31
45. Uterin Cancer
423
0.21
27
0.03
46. Maternal Conditions
394
0.19
468
0.54
47. Parkinson's Disease
383
0.19
393
0.45
48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
333
0.16
0
0.00
49. War
260
0.13
2
0.00
50. Meningitis
244
0.12
271
0.31
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Colombia COLOMBIA   Guatemala GUATEMALA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
14.99
101
16.99
80
2. Breast Cancer
12.50
137
7.97
176
3. Stomach Cancer
11.32
29
14.12
13
4. Lung Cancers
9.72
105
3.51
151
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.06
102
4.10
167
6. Cervical Cancer
7.84
95
12.90
67
7. Lymphomas
4.86
85
1.95
174
8. Leukemia
4.22
58
4.02
69
9. Ovary Cancer
3.87
113
2.09
171
10. Liver Cancer
3.82
139
16.25
13
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.74
91
2.59
127
12. Skin Cancers
1.84
94
1.71
105
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.53
124
1.31
138
14. Oral Cancer
1.48
162
1.29
168
15. Uterin Cancer
1.43
143
0.46
177
16. Bladder Cancer
1.10
151
0.52
179
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.