Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia
Colombia: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.7604 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia, 1953–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia stood at 0.7604. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia peaked at 16.97 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.7604, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 17th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 15.14 | — |
| 1954 | 16.97 | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 16.33 | -3.8% |
| 1956 | 14.56 | -10.8% |
| 1957 | 13.83 | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 14.14 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 12.58 | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 12.31 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 11.45 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 11.43 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 11.99 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 12.09 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 9.95 | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 10.65 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 10.54 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 9.65 | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 8.48 | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 6.92 | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 6.2 | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 5.5 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 5.3 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 4.79 | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 2.24 | -53.3% |
| 1985 | 2.48 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 2.11 | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 2.04 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.77 | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 1.66 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.59 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.44 | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 1.27 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 1.64 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.88 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.63 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9427 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9662 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9419 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7862 | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.961 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9447 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9493 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9895 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8517 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7604 | -10.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7604 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7604 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +65.4% | 1.07 | 1.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.79 | 12.58 | 16.97 | 7 |
| 1960s | 10.86 | 8.48 | 12.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.74 | 4.79 | 6.92 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 1.66 | 2.48 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.07 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 0.9427 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9556 | 0.7862 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.7604 | 1.36 | 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 maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Colombia was 0.7604 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.97 in 1954.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7604 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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