Infant health: low birthweight in Colombia
Colombia: Infant health: low birthweight was 11 Percentage of live births in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11 Percentage of live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
11.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
All-time low
7 Percentage of live births
in 1999
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Infant health: low birthweight in Colombia, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant health: low birthweight in Colombia is 11 Percentage of live births, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Colombia peaked at 11.3 Percentage of live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 Percentage of live births, in 1999.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1999 | 7 Percentage of live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 7.3 Percentage of live births | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.9 Percentage of live births | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 Percentage of live births | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2 Percentage of live births | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2 Percentage of live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9 Percentage of live births | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 11 Percentage of live births | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 11.3 Percentage of live births | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 11 Percentage of live births | -2.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 11 Percentage of live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1 Percentage of live births, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 11 Percentage of live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6 Percentage of live births, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 7.2 Percentage of live births | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.16 Percentage of live births | 7.3 Percentage of live births | 9.1 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 8.8 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.48 Percentage of live births | 9.2 Percentage of live births | 11.3 Percentage of live births | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Türkiye 9.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 1 India 27.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 Netherlands 5.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 South Africa 16.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Poland 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Slovenia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Croatia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 4 Thailand 10.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Lithuania 4.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.9 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Greece 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Japan 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Latvia 4.2 Percentage of live births compare
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)
- 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 infant health: low birthweight in Colombia?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Colombia was 11 Percentage of live births in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 Percentage of live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Percentage of live births in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.