Colombia vs Nicaragua: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Colombia
1.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
91st
Nicaragua rank
90th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 1.14 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 90th of 106 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9941 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2946 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1664 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 1.14 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Colombia ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 90th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.