Life expectancy in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy was 76.9 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Colombia, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Colombia is 76.9 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Colombia peaked at 76.9 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.2 years, in 1960.
That places Colombia 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.14 years | 55.2 years | 59.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.4 years | 59.5 years | 63.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.87 years | 64 years | 67.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.57 years | 67.2 years | 70.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.66 years | 71 years | 74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.38 years | 74.3 years | 76.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8 years | 76.7 years | 76.9 years | 3 |
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More health data for Colombia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (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 life expectancy in Colombia?
- Life expectancy in Colombia was 76.9 years in 2022, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2 years in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.