Life expectation at birth by sex in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectation at birth by sex was 80.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectation at birth by sex in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 80.45 for life expectation at birth by sex 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, life expectation at birth by sex in Colombia peaked at 80.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.56, in 1950.
Colombia ranks 85th 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.
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 | 79.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.63 | 76.35 | 80.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 82 Sri Lanka 80.59 compare
- 83 Cuba 80.52 compare
- 84 Latvia 80.47 compare
- 86 Montenegro 80.31 compare
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.3 compare
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 80.29 compare
More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.722 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.83 million (2100)
- Population density 42.43 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.722 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.63 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,306 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.63 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.63 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.8077 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Colombia?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Colombia was 80.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.56 in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex 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 Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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