Australia vs Colombia: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Australia
6.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Colombia
6.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
54th
Colombia rank
52nd
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Colombia ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 61.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 42.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 17.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Australia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Australia and Colombia?
- 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 54th and Colombia ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.