Prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia
Colombia: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 15.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia, 1953–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia stood at 15.65.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia peaked at 18.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 5.9 | — |
| 1954 | 6.6 | +11.9% |
| 1955 | 5.64 | -14.6% |
| 1956 | 5.13 | -9.0% |
| 1957 | 6.03 | +17.6% |
| 1958 | 7.72 | +28.0% |
| 1959 | 8.16 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 5.68 | -30.4% |
| 1961 | 4.87 | -14.2% |
| 1962 | 5.78 | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 6.34 | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 6.41 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 5.97 | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 6.51 | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 7.34 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 7.3 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.06 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.39 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 9.66 | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 10.88 | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 9 | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 9.2 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 15.04 | +63.4% |
| 1985 | 16.68 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 16.2 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 13.66 | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 13.25 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 12.97 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 13.55 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 14.44 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 14.36 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.34 | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 16.35 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.81 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 17.31 | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 16.51 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 16.88 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 17.43 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 18.83 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 17.83 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 17.43 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.1 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.61 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.31 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.94 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 16.64 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.47 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 15.04 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.98 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 14.05 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.3 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.78 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.37 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.05 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.91 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.79 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.31 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.27 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 16.51 | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 15.65 | -5.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.89, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15.65 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.18, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +63.4% | 9.2 | 15.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 | 5.13 | 8.16 | 7 |
| 1960s | 6.33 | 4.87 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.23 | 7.39 | 10.88 | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.63 | 12.97 | 16.68 | 6 |
| 1990s | 15.9 | 13.55 | 17.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.15 | 15.47 | 18.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 | 13.79 | 15.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 | 13.27 | 16.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 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 prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Colombia was 15.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.83 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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