Colombia vs United States of America: Life expectancy at age 15
Colombia
89.11 years
in 2100
United States of America
89.3 years
in 2100
Colombia rank
69th
United States of America rank
67th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 89.3 years against 89.11 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.19 years.
Across all 151 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 67th of 236 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.78 years | 71.81 years | 8.03 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 67.74 years | 72.46 years | 4.72 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 69.95 years | 73.86 years | 3.91 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 71.44 years | 75.74 years | 4.29 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 72.21 years | 76.88 years | 4.66 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 74.67 years | 78.28 years | 3.61 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 77.39 years | 79.4 years | 2.01 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 78.26 years | 79.51 years | 1.25 years | United States of America |
| 2030s | 80.64 years | 81.45 years | 0.8099 years | United States of America |
| 2040s | 82.17 years | 82.8 years | 0.6273 years | United States of America |
| 2050s | 83.63 years | 84.12 years | 0.4916 years | United States of America |
| 2060s | 84.99 years | 85.36 years | 0.3713 years | United States of America |
| 2070s | 86.25 years | 86.51 years | 0.268 years | United States of America |
| 2080s | 87.43 years | 87.63 years | 0.1947 years | United States of America |
| 2090s | 88.53 years | 88.72 years | 0.1911 years | United States of America |
| 2100s | 89.11 years | 89.3 years | 0.196 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Colombia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 89.3 years against 89.11 years in Colombia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0.19 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Colombia ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 67th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.