Life expectancy in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy was 74.77 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Colombia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Colombia is 74.77 years, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Colombia peaked at 76.26 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.33 years, in 1870.
Colombia ranks 65th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25.33 years | — |
| 1880 | 26.25 years | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 27.67 years | +5.4% |
| 1900 | 29 years | +4.8% |
| 1913 | 30.55 years | +5.4% |
| 1925 | 32.62 years | +6.8% |
| 1929 | 33.5 years | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 34.59 years | +3.3% |
| 1938 | 36.08 years | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 50.6 years | +40.2% |
| 1955 | 55.1 years | +8.9% |
| 1960 | 56.81 years | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 59.17 years | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 60.91 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 63 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 65.48 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 67.57 years | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 68.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 69.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 71.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.08 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 75.03 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 76.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 74.77 years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25.33 years | 25.33 years | 25.33 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 26.25 years | 26.25 years | 26.25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 27.67 years | 27.67 years | 27.67 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 30.55 years | 30.55 years | 30.55 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 33.06 years | 32.62 years | 33.5 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 35.33 years | 34.59 years | 36.08 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 52.85 years | 50.6 years | 55.1 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 57.99 years | 56.81 years | 59.17 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.95 years | 60.91 years | 63 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.53 years | 65.48 years | 67.57 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.29 years | 68.64 years | 69.93 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2 years | 71.32 years | 73.08 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.65 years | 75.03 years | 76.26 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.77 years | 74.77 years | 74.77 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 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 life expectancy in Colombia?
- Life expectancy in Colombia was 74.77 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.26 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.33 years in 1870.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy?
- Colombia ranks 65th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.