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Mortality in Colombia, by the numbers

Colombia sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 77.9 years of life, 73rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Colombia, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
77.9 yrs
73rd of 212
Premature NCD mortality
10.3 %
29th lowest of 182
Crude death rate
5.5 /1,000
37th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Colombia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 77.9 yrs 73 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 7.1 /1,000 123 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 5.5 /1,000 176 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 20.2 yrs 50 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 57.2 /1,000 115 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.5 yrs 82 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 79.6 men/100 women 101 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 10.5 /1,000 108 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 59.0 /100k 85 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 10.3 % 154 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 5.0 /100k 121 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 15.4 /100k 87 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 20.1 % 50 of 143 2010
Recorded alcohol per adult 4.2 L 97 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 9.8 % 94 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $644 76 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $7,919 110 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Colombia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 29th lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (10.3 %) and the 37th lowest crude death rate in the world (5.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Colombia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.