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Children died before five per woman in Colombia

Colombia: Children died before five per woman was 0.0199 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0199
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
122nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 1939
All-time low
0.0199
in 2024
Years of data
100
1924–2024

Children died before five per woman in Colombia, 1924–2024

00.511.5192419742024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0199 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 100 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Colombia peaked at 1.61 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.0199, in 2024.

That places Colombia 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1924 1.47 —
1925 1.23 -16.3%
1926 1.54 +25.7%
1927 1.5 -2.9%
1928 1.31 -12.8%
1929 1.22 -6.3%
1930 1.02 -17.1%
1931 1.23 +21.2%
1933 1.43 +16.0%
1934 1.12 -21.6%
1935 1.56 +39.5%
1936 1.52 -2.4%
1937 1.49 -2.5%
1938 1.55 +4.4%
1939 1.61 +3.9%
1940 1.39 -13.6%
1941 1.48 +6.3%
1942 1.53 +3.0%
1943 1.56 +2.5%
1944 1.55 -0.9%
1945 1.51 -2.4%
1946 1.51 -0.3%
1947 1.4 -7.2%
1948 1.39 -0.7%
1949 1.4 +1.0%
1950 1.24 -11.4%
1951 1.2 -3.5%
1952 1.16 -3.7%
1953 1.13 -2.6%
1954 1.1 -2.6%
1955 1.07 -2.6%
1956 1.04 -2.8%
1957 1.01 -2.9%
1958 0.9776 -3.0%
1959 0.9469 -3.1%
1960 0.9149 -3.4%
1961 0.8817 -3.6%
1962 0.8462 -4.0%
1963 0.8092 -4.4%
1964 0.7711 -4.7%
1965 0.7316 -5.1%
1966 0.6893 -5.8%
1967 0.6454 -6.4%
1968 0.6015 -6.8%
1969 0.5577 -7.3%
1970 0.5156 -7.6%
1971 0.4758 -7.7%
1972 0.4387 -7.8%
1973 0.4048 -7.7%
1974 0.3736 -7.7%
1975 0.3451 -7.6%
1976 0.3187 -7.6%
1977 0.2937 -7.8%
1978 0.27 -8.1%
1979 0.2475 -8.3%
1980 0.2264 -8.5%
1981 0.2068 -8.6%
1982 0.1891 -8.6%
1983 0.1732 -8.4%
1984 0.1593 -8.0%
1985 0.1648 +3.5%
1986 0.1372 -16.8%
1987 0.1287 -6.2%
1988 0.1217 -5.5%
1989 0.1156 -5.0%
1990 0.1103 -4.6%
1991 0.1052 -4.5%
1992 0.1004 -4.6%
1993 0.0955 -4.9%
1994 0.0905 -5.2%
1995 0.0856 -5.5%
1996 0.0807 -5.7%
1997 0.0761 -5.7%
1998 0.0719 -5.6%
1999 0.068 -5.5%
2000 0.0644 -5.3%
2001 0.061 -5.3%
2002 0.0576 -5.4%
2003 0.0545 -5.5%
2004 0.0514 -5.7%
2005 0.0484 -5.8%
2006 0.0456 -5.9%
2007 0.0429 -5.8%
2008 0.0405 -5.7%
2009 0.0383 -5.4%
2010 0.0363 -5.2%
2011 0.0345 -4.8%
2012 0.0329 -4.6%
2013 0.0314 -4.6%
2014 0.03 -4.4%
2015 0.0288 -4.2%
2016 0.0276 -4.2%
2017 0.0263 -4.6%
2018 0.025 -4.9%
2019 0.0239 -4.4%
2020 0.0228 -4.7%
2021 0.0218 -4.3%
2022 0.0215 -1.3%
2023 0.0207 -3.7%
2024 0.0199 -4.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.0199 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.0199 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1935 +39.5% 1.12 1.56
1926 +25.7% 1.23 1.54

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1.38 1.22 1.54 6
1930s 1.39 1.02 1.61 9
1940s 1.47 1.39 1.56 10
1950s 1.09 0.9469 1.24 10
1960s 0.7449 0.5577 0.9149 10
1970s 0.3683 0.2475 0.5156 10
1980s 0.1623 0.1156 0.2264 10
1990s 0.0884 0.068 0.1103 10
2000s 0.0504 0.0383 0.0644 10
2010s 0.0297 0.0239 0.0363 10
2020s 0.0213 0.0199 0.0228 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 119 Argentina 0.0207 compare
  2. 120 Moldova 0.0207 compare
  3. 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0202 compare
  4. 123 Libya 0.0197 compare
  5. 124 El Salvador 0.0194 compare
  6. 125 Turkey 0.0184 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Colombia?
Children died before five per woman in Colombia was 0.0199 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 1939.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 in 2024.
How does Colombia rank for children died before five per woman?
Colombia ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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