Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia
Colombia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0922 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0922 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia peaked at 0.501 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0922, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.501 | — |
| 1986 | 0.4274 | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4102 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3801 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3521 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3372 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3232 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3145 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3025 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2904 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2735 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2604 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2579 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2579 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2592 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2491 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.239 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.228 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.212 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1988 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1858 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1773 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1713 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1639 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.156 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1484 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1405 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1336 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1284 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1236 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1189 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1126 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1105 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1093 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1076 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1509 | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2332 | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1171 | -49.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 | -21.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0922 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0922 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926, 100% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +54.5% | 0.1509 | 0.2332 |
| 2022 | -49.8% | 0.2332 | 0.1171 |
| 2020 | +40.3% | 0.1076 | 0.1509 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4142 | 0.3521 | 0.501 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2877 | 0.2579 | 0.3372 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1981 | 0.156 | 0.2491 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1233 | 0.1076 | 0.1484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1484 | 0.0922 | 0.2332 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Colombia was 0.0922 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.501 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Colombia ranks 94th 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 down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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