What is youth mortality rate in Colombia?

Youth mortality rate in Colombia was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Colombia rank for youth mortality rate?

Colombia ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Colombia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Colombia

Name: Youth mortality rate in Colombia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Colombia: Youth mortality rate was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

119th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1979

All-time low

1.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1979–2024

Youth mortality rate in Colombia, 1979–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Colombia is 1.39 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Colombia peaked at 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.39 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Colombia 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	1
1980s	5.19 deaths per 100 live births	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	6.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

116 Iran 1.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 Nicaragua 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
118 Jordan 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Thailand 1.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Cape Verde 1.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
122 Oman 1.26 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Colombia?: Youth mortality rate in Colombia was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 6.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.39 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Colombia rank for youth mortality rate?: Colombia ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.