Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia
Colombia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
124th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.4415 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia is 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia peaked at 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4415 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4884 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4918 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4909 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4731 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4644 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4568 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4573 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4495 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4545 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4513 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4568 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4415 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4467 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4567 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.472 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4732 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4756 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.484 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4895 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5956 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4678 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4495 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4918 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.464 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4415 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4895 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6538 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5956 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 121 Congo 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7123 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Togo 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Pakistan 0.7064 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Zambia 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Colombia was 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4415 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Colombia ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.