Stillbirth rate in Colombia
Colombia: Stillbirth rate was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Colombia is 0.6594 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Colombia peaked at 0.9633 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6594 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 117th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9043 deaths per 100 births | 0.8574 deaths per 100 births | 0.9633 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.777 deaths per 100 births | 0.705 deaths per 100 births | 0.8461 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.675 deaths per 100 births | 0.6594 deaths per 100 births | 0.6911 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 114 Libya 0.6955 deaths per 100 births compare
- 115 Belize 0.6798 deaths per 100 births compare
- 116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
- 118 Cook Islands 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare
- 119 Vietnam 0.6508 deaths per 100 births compare
- 120 British Virgin Islands 0.6502 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,306 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Colombia?
- Stillbirth rate in Colombia was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9633 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6594 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Colombia ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.