What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Colombia and Nicaragua?

0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Nicaragua: Youth mortality rate

Colombia

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Nicaragua

1.42 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Colombia rank

119th

Nicaragua rank

117th

Youth mortality rate over time

Colombia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 117th of 199 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	8.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.8 deaths per 100 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	6.09 deaths per 100 live births	2.61 deaths per 100 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	2.2 deaths per 100 live births	0.343 deaths per 100 live births	Nicaragua
2020s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.67 deaths per 100 live births	0.1904 deaths per 100 live births	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Colombia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Colombia and Nicaragua?: 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Colombia ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.