Health in Colombia

1,284 indicators covering health for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hib vaccine 89 2024 down 1.1% 108th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 0.0764 2023 down 97.3% 144th
Dentists 45,527 2023 up 44.8% 11th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 32.9% 2024 unchanged 69th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 83,171 2024 up 51.4% 54th
Nursing personnel 83,171 2024 up 51.4% 51st
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2417 per 1000 uninfected pop 2023 down 0.9% 40th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 38.7% 2024 up 7.3% 47th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 20.8 2019 down 21.0% 170th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 20.93 2019 down 16.5% 176th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 68.7% 2019 up 17.2% 24th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 31 2019 down 3.1% 153rd
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 33.0% 2019 up 86.4% 22nd
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 33.1% 2019 up 88.1% 25th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 55.4% 2019 up 27.9% 43rd
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 55.3% 2019 up 24.8% 32nd
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 68.8% 2019 up 19.4% 32nd
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 31.3 2019 up 3.0% 149th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 89.0% 2025 down 2.2% 70th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 78.3% 2024 unchanged 55th
Adolescent birth rate 2.1 2023 down 23.8% 28th
Rubella number unvaccinated 49,693 2023 down 13.9% 39th
Estimated number of malaria cases 177,870 Cases 2024 up 211.9% 46th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 41 2023 down 2.4% 149th
Medical doctors 25.37 2023 up 47.4% 76th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 97.8% 2023 down 0.9% 87th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 34.5% 2022 up 16.0% 57th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 34.4% 2022 up 13.0% 58th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 15.73 2024 up 33.3% 140th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 240,000 2025 up 41.2% 25th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.6% 2025 unchanged 55th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 86 2024 down 2.3% 85th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 86 2024 down 2.3% 85th
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 96.0% 2024 up 7.9% 65th
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 160,592 2024 up 190.3% 27th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 69.0% 2024 up 115.6% 87th
Dentists 8.7 2023 up 27.8% 25th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 347 2024 up 85.6% 39th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 70,990 2023 up 9.3% 46th
Number of new HIV infections 11,000 2025 up 10.0% 20th
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 2,500 2025 down 55.4% 32nd
Capital health expenditure 0.9% 2014 up 216.9% 7th
Adolescent birth rate 2.1 per 1,000 people 2023 down 23.8% 25th
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases men women 23.99 2021 down 12.2% 83rd
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death 0.9887 2021 down 64.9% 99th
Share of deaths from homicide 3.98 2021 down 53.3% 5th
Share of deaths from major causes 3.77 2021 down 23.7% 60th
Share of deaths from underlying causes 13.56 2021 down 25.2% 85th
Tested TB patients HIV-positive 11.0% 2024 down 15.4% 55th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 β€” 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 0.0% 2021 β€” 104th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 0.0% 2021 β€” 112th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 0.0% 2021 β€” 112th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 0.0% 2021 β€” 115th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 0.0% 2021 β€” 115th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 15-5 0.0% 2021 β€” 115th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 0.0% 2021 β€” 115th