Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia
Colombia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 77.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia is 77.72 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia peaked at 77.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.28 years, in 1950.
Colombia ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.81 years | 48.28 years | 55.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 56.61 years | 61.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 61.46 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 65.36 years | 68.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 68.7 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 70.91 years | 74.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 74.88 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 72.7 years | 77.72 years | 4 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia was 77.72 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.72 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.28 years in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.