Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Colombia
Colombia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 10 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Colombia is 10, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Colombia peaked at 27 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2015.
That places Colombia 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 | — |
| 1995 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 10 | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 | 25 | 27 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5 | 21 | 22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Colombia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Colombia was 10 in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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): Q3. 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).