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
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
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.