Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia
Colombia: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia stood at 3.55.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia peaked at 4.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.15, in 1966.
That places Colombia 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.53 | — |
| 1951 | 2.56 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 2.56 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.56 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.53 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.52 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.52 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.37 | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.36 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.3 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.28 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 2.27 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.23 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.19 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.18 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.16 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.15 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.19 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.25 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.35 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 2.46 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 2.58 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 2.69 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.83 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 3.04 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.14 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 3.22 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 3.11 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.12 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.19 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.33 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 3.44 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.43 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.58 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 3.49 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.53 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.68 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 3.77 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.85 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.95 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 4.06 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.16 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.06 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.91 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.79 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.85 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.89 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.94 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.97 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.01 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.94 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.89 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.86 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.72 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.61 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.61 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.65 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.52 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.51 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.56 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.61 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.63 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.61 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 4.63 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.55 | -7.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.9% | 3.61 | 4.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 | 2.3 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 | 2.15 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.94 | 2.46 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3.33 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 | 3.79 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.87 | 3.61 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 | 3.51 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 3.55 | 4.7 | 4 |
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More health data for Colombia
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Colombia was 3.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 in 1966.
- How does Colombia rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Colombia ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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