Causes of mortality in Colombia
Colombia: Causes of mortality was 268,371 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Colombia, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Colombia is 268,371 Deaths, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Colombia peaked at 363,023 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 137,189 Deaths, in 1984.
Colombia ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 183,102 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 175,612 Deaths | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 177,208 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 176,898 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 175,346 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 178,372 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 174,712 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 179,676 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 169,083 Deaths | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 153,878 Deaths | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 160,380 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 163,096 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 153,238 Deaths | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 153,966 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 145,426 Deaths | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 137,189 Deaths | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 153,947 Deaths | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 146,346 Deaths | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 151,957 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 153,069 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 154,694 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 154,685 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 163,692 Deaths | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 167,743 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 168,647 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 168,568 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 169,896 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 173,506 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 170,532 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 175,286 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 183,518 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 187,246 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 191,350 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 192,030 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 189,770 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 188,754 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 188,812 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 192,783 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 191,634 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 196,718 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 196,681 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,512 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 195,798 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 199,709 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 203,058 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 210,028 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 219,432 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 223,048 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 227,569 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 236,851 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 244,262 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 300,769 Deaths | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 363,023 Deaths | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 287,201 Deaths | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 268,371 Deaths | -6.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 268,371 Deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 268,371 Deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 420,528 Deaths, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174,389 Deaths | 153,878 Deaths | 183,102 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 155,221 Deaths | 145,426 Deaths | 163,096 Deaths | 5 |
| 1980s | 149,534 Deaths | 137,189 Deaths | 154,694 Deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 169,607 Deaths | 154,685 Deaths | 183,518 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 191,578 Deaths | 187,246 Deaths | 196,718 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 216,027 Deaths | 195,798 Deaths | 244,262 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 304,841 Deaths | 268,371 Deaths | 363,023 Deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Colombia?
- Causes of mortality in Colombia was 268,371 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 363,023 Deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,189 Deaths in 1984.
- How does Colombia rank for causes of mortality?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.