Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia
Colombia: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 1.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia stood at 1.15. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia peaked at 5.87 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.69 | 3.71 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 | 2.59 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 | 1.88 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.35 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.31 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,505 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 101 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Colombia was 1.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Colombia ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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