Colombia vs Nicaragua: Mortality rate, under-5

Colombia
11.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
11.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
116th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Colombia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Colombia ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 117.81 per 1,000 live births 184.8 per 1,000 live births 66.99 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1970s 80.3 per 1,000 live births 153.48 per 1,000 live births 73.18 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1980s 46.86 per 1,000 live births 85.46 per 1,000 live births 38.6 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
1990s 30.6 per 1,000 live births 53.92 per 1,000 live births 23.32 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2000s 21.8 per 1,000 live births 30.52 per 1,000 live births 8.72 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2010s 15.79 per 1,000 live births 18.09 per 1,000 live births 2.3 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua
2020s 12.3 per 1,000 live births 13.54 per 1,000 live births 1.24 per 1,000 live births Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Colombia or Nicaragua?
Colombia, at 11.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Colombia and Nicaragua?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Colombia ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.