Womens life expectancy at birth in Colombia
Colombia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 80.45 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Colombia, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 80.45 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Colombia peaked at 80.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.56, in 1950.
Colombia ranks 83rd of 229 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 | 54.07 | 50.56 | 57.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.7 | 58.46 | 62.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.17 | 63.39 | 68.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.09 | 68.52 | 72.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.12 | 73.11 | 75.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.62 | 75.29 | 77.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.99 | 78.19 | 79.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.63 | 76.35 | 80.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 80 Sri Lanka 80.59 compare
- 81 Cuba 80.52 compare
- 82 Latvia 80.47 compare
- 84 Montenegro 80.31 compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.3 compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 80.29 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,505 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 101 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Colombia?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Colombia was 80.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.56 in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Colombia ranks 83rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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