Colombia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Number of infants who die before age 1

Colombia
6,944 deaths
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
6,698 deaths
in 2023
Colombia rank
59th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
60th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6,944 deaths against 6,698 deaths in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 246 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 69,499 deaths 29,350 deaths 40,150 deaths Colombia
1960s 63,886 deaths 27,301 deaths 36,585 deaths Colombia
1970s 46,030 deaths 20,914 deaths 25,116 deaths Colombia
1980s 30,780 deaths 16,407 deaths 14,373 deaths Colombia
1990s 22,158 deaths 12,572 deaths 9,587 deaths Colombia
2000s 15,021 deaths 9,502 deaths 5,518 deaths Colombia
2010s 9,375 deaths 8,476 deaths 898.9 deaths Colombia
2020s 7,374 deaths 6,768 deaths 605.25 deaths Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Colombia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Colombia, at 6,944 deaths against 6,698 deaths in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
246 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Colombia ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.