Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia
Colombia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 77.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.72
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.72
in 2023
All-time low
48.28
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia is 77.72, 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.28, 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.28 | — |
| 1951 | 48.96 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 49.81 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 50.61 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 51.28 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.93 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 52.52 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 54.08 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 54.72 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 55.86 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 56.61 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 57.74 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.3 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 58.77 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.25 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 59.71 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.15 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 60.57 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 61.03 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 61.46 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 62.01 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 62.53 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.99 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 63.5 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 64.01 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.64 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.24 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.83 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.16 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.69 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.19 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.86 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 68.12 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 68.31 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.36 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 68.3 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 68.17 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.3 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.62 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.7 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.77 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.76 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.08 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.81 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.21 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.63 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.92 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.54 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.31 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.16 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.75 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.21 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.53 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.88 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.18 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.61 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.83 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.95 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.07 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.58 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.79 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.76 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.51 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.72 | +1.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.81 | 48.28 | 55.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.93 | 56.61 | 61.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 | 61.46 | 66.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 | 65.36 | 68.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 | 68.7 | 70.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 | 70.91 | 74.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 | 74.88 | 76.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.42 | 72.7 | 77.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Colombia was 77.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.28 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 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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