Number of youth deaths in Colombia
Colombia: Number of youth deaths was 9,853 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Colombia is 9,853 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Colombia peaked at 34,117 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,853 deaths, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Colombia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,117 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 33,530 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 32,960 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 32,377 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 31,569 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 30,394 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 29,080 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 28,023 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 27,195 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 26,235 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 25,201 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 24,266 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 23,434 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 22,666 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 21,787 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 20,810 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 19,858 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 19,024 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 18,284 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 17,509 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 16,612 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 15,729 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 14,990 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 14,341 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 13,709 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 13,069 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 12,418 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 11,940 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 11,674 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 11,470 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11,236 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 10,931 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 10,589 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 10,221 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 9,853 deaths | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,548 deaths | 26,235 deaths | 34,117 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,284 deaths | 17,509 deaths | 25,201 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,595 deaths | 11,470 deaths | 16,612 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,566 deaths | 9,853 deaths | 11,236 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Colombia?
- Number of youth deaths in Colombia was 9,853 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,117 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,853 deaths in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.