Colombia vs Nicaragua: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Colombia
1.15 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
115th
Nicaragua rank
118th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Colombia ranks 115th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 8.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8706 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2309 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1223 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Colombia, at 1.15 deaths per 100 live births against 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Colombia ranks 115th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .