Colombia vs Greenland: Annual death rates at different ages
Colombia
9.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland
9.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
126th
Greenland rank
123rd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Colombia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 9.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 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 126th and Greenland ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 123.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 90.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 62.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 38.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 25.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2431 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 13.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 10.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6087 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Colombia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 9.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 9.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Colombia and Greenland?
- 0.07 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 at different ages?
- Colombia ranks 126th and Greenland ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.