Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Colombia
Colombia: Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence was 14,169 Cases in 2025. ▲ Rising
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Colombia, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Colombia is 14,169 Cases, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Colombia peaked at 14,670 Cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,882 Cases, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,882 Cases | — |
| 2015 | 7,437 Cases | +52.3% |
| 2016 | 8,209 Cases | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 9,399 Cases | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 10,246 Cases | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 10,930 Cases | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 12,528 Cases | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 9,210 Cases | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 12,919 Cases | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 14,670 Cases | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 14,555 Cases | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 14,169 Cases | -2.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 14,169 Cases is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,826 Cases, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 14,169 Cases is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,169 Cases, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,517 Cases | 4,882 Cases | 10,930 Cases | 6 |
| 2020s | 13,008 Cases | 9,210 Cases | 14,670 Cases | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Poland 163 Cases compare
- 1 Brazil 35,246 Cases compare
- 2 Netherlands 135 Cases compare
- 2 Mexico 18,895 Cases compare
- 2 Croatia 17 Cases compare
- 3 Türkiye 132 Cases compare
- 3 United States 17,409 Cases compare
- 4 Latvia 46 Cases compare
- 5 Lithuania 21 Cases compare
- 5 Ukraine 3,127 Cases compare
- 6 Slovenia 10 Cases compare
- 6 Chile 1,483 Cases compare
- 7 Estonia 9 Cases compare
- 7 Peru 1,269 Cases compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Colombia?
- Communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Colombia was 14,169 Cases in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,670 Cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,882 Cases in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. 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 Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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