Survival to age 65, female in Colombia
Colombia: Survival to age 65, female was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Colombia is 89.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Colombia peaked at 89.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 80th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.3% | — |
| 1961 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.4% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.7% | 57.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.5% | 64.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 69.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 77.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 82.3% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 77 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 89.4% compare
- 78 Aruba 89.3% compare
- 79 Montenegro 89.2% compare
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 88.6% compare
- 82 Serbia 88.5% compare
- 83 Lithuania 88.4% compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Colombia?
- Survival to age 65, female in Colombia was 89.2% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Colombia ranks 80th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.