Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.1 Years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.1 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Colombia peaked at 8.8 Years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.1 Years, in 2023.
That places Colombia 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 Years | 6.1 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2 Years | 6.2 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.56 Years | 6.2 Years | 7.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.28 Years | 7.8 Years | 8.8 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 Years | 7.1 Years | 7.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 Years | 5.3 Years | 7.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 Years | 5.1 Years | 6.1 Years | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,505 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4934 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 101 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Colombia?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Colombia was 5.1 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 Years in 1993.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 Years in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.