Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia
Colombia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.39 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia is 1.39, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia peaked at 4.75 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 2023.
That places Colombia 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.75 | — |
| 1951 | 4.68 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 4.6 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.53 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.48 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 4.44 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 4.4 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.21 | -4.4% |
| 1958 | 4.16 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 4.05 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 3.99 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.95 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.9 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.85 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 3.82 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.78 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.75 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.73 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.72 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.65 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.57 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.48 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.42 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.37 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.28 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 3.21 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 3.12 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.09 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.05 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.06 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.05 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.04 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.01 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.93 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.96 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 2.99 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 3.02 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.98 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.94 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.87 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.83 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.76 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.73 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.66 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.58 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.52 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.46 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.37 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.24 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.15 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.09 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.97 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.76 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.68 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.58 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.11 | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 2.53 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 1.39 | -14.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.1% | 1.52 | 2.11 |
| 2022 | -36.0% | 2.53 | 1.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 | 4.05 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.81 | 3.65 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 | 3.05 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 | 2.93 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 | 2.46 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.76 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.52 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 1.39 | 2.53 | 4 |
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- 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 mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Colombia was 1.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Colombia ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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