Colombia vs Nicaragua: Infant mortality rate by sex
Colombia
0.9336 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.8396 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
115th
Nicaragua rank
118th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.094 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Colombia ranks 115th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 12.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.82 deaths per 100 live births | 11.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6303 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.14 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.9929 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0524 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Colombia, at 0.9336 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.094 deaths per 100 live births, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .