Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia
Colombia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia is 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia peaked at 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Colombia 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 200 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 234 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 244 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 263 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 284 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 297 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 309 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 318 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 331 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 344 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 366 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 384 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 388 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 388 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 386 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 402 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 418 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 439 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 472 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 503 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 538 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 564 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 584 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 610 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 641 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 674 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 712 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 748 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 779 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 809 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 841 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 888 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 905 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 915 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 930 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 663 1 in: rate varies by country | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 429 1 in: rate varies by country | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 854 1 in: rate varies by country | +99.1% |
| 2023 | 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country | +27.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +99.1% | 429 1 in: rate varies by country | 854 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -35.3% | 663 1 in: rate varies by country | 429 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2020 | -28.7% | 930 1 in: rate varies by country | 663 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2023 | +27.0% | 854 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 245 1 in: rate varies by country | 200 1 in: rate varies by country | 284 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 351.1 1 in: rate varies by country | 297 1 in: rate varies by country | 388 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 517.1 1 in: rate varies by country | 402 1 in: rate varies by country | 641 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 820.1 1 in: rate varies by country | 674 1 in: rate varies by country | 930 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 757.75 1 in: rate varies by country | 429 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 98 Jordan 1,263 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 1,131 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 102 Bahamas 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 103 Peru 1,038 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 104 Brazil 1,037 1 in: rate varies by country compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia was 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,085 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Colombia ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.