Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Colombia
Colombia: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 7 highest in 2015. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Colombia is 7 highest, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Colombia peaked at 27 highest in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7 highest, in 2015.
That places Colombia 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27 highest | — |
| 1995 | 24 highest | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 20 highest | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 16 highest | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 13 highest | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 7 highest | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5 highest | 24 highest | 27 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 18 highest | 16 highest | 20 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 10 highest | 7 highest | 13 highest | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Colombia?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Colombia was 7 highest in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 highest in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 highest in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).