Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Colombia
Colombia: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 14 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 14 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Colombia peaked at 31 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24 | — |
| 1995 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 12 | -61.3% |
| 2005 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 14 | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5 | 24 | 31 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
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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)
- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,207 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Colombia?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Colombia was 14 in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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): Q4. 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).