Colombia vs Greenland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Colombia
8.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland
8.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Greenland rank
127th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Colombia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Colombia ranks 128th and Greenland ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 83.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 57.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 33.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1036 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 15.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4904 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Colombia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Colombia and Greenland?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Greenland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Colombia ranks 128th and Greenland ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.