Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia
Colombia: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.2198 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2198
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.8428
in 1950
All-time low
0.2198
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia is 0.2198, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia peaked at 0.8428 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2198, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 67th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8428 | — |
| 1951 | 0.827 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.7852 | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 0.7476 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 0.7193 | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.6941 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6726 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.5502 | -18.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5286 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4555 | -13.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4248 | -6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4057 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3884 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.371 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3628 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3488 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3349 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3253 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3177 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3205 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3255 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3282 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3243 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3272 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3219 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3282 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3346 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3505 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3618 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3755 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3727 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.374 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3672 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3626 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3764 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4957 | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4389 | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.479 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5036 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5121 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5487 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5742 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5958 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5707 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5432 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.523 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5134 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5106 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5107 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5289 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5464 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5338 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5111 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4597 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4347 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4069 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.389 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3784 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3682 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3477 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3356 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3085 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2853 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2682 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2562 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2485 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2493 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2498 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.256 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2493 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2586 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3138 | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.241 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2198 | -8.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2198 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2198 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.173, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +31.7% | 0.3764 | 0.4957 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6823 | 0.4555 | 0.8428 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.36 | 0.3177 | 0.4248 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3378 | 0.3219 | 0.3755 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4282 | 0.3626 | 0.5121 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5419 | 0.5106 | 0.5958 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4376 | 0.3477 | 0.5464 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2707 | 0.2485 | 0.3356 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2583 | 0.2198 | 0.3138 | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Colombia was 0.2198 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8428 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2198 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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