Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Colombia
Colombia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 21 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2015, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Colombia stood at 21.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Colombia peaked at 32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2010.
That places Colombia 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27 | — |
| 1995 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 21 | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29 | 27 | 31 | 2 |
| 2000s | 28 | 24 | 32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Colombia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Colombia was 21 in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Colombia ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).