Health in Colombia

1,312 indicators covering health for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rate road traffic injuries 15.4 2019 down 4.9% 90th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 14,524 2023 up 107.6% 32nd
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2004 down 100.0% 37th
Hospitals 205.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2025 down 7.6% 1st
Medical doctors not further defined 75,686 2010 up 53.2% 17th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 77.72 2023 up 2.5% 80th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 6.0% 2030 down 20.0% 127th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 5.9% 2030 down 22.4% 130th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 1,488 2021 up 15.2% 33rd
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 826.7 2019 down 21.4% 52nd
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 22.2% 2019 down 17.5% 122nd
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 45,466 2019 up 34.1% 34th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 β€” 132nd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 120 2019 up 1.7% 36th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 1,300 2024 up 140.7% 29th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 15.4 per 100,000 population 2019 down 13.0% 90th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 5.5 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 22.5% 109th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 25.7 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 10.5% 81st
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 β€” 2nd
Life expectancy - Regions 76.8 Years 2021 up 3.1% 38th
Ipv vaccine coverage 88 2024 down 4.3% 122nd
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate -89.28 % change on previous year 2026 down 15.0% 18th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate -89.28 % change on previous year 2026 down 15.0% 18th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 847 2021 up 80.6% 38th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 68.0% 2024 up 17.2% 130th
Hospital beds 16.99 2020 up 12.3% 101st
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 55.0% 2022 up 14.6% 133rd
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 3.4 2024 down 60.6% 67th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 54 2023 up 20.0% 125th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 1.6% 2016 unchanged 84th
Bladder cancer death rate 0.9488 2021 down 4.4% 83rd
Cancer death rates by type who db 0.9488 2021 down 4.4% 83rd
Earthquake deaths 1 2024 down 50.0% 37th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 92.0% 2025 β€” 70th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 60 2025 β€” 64th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 3.7% 2016 down 26.0% 68th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β€” Crude mortality 5.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.3% 43rd
Health status - Regions β€” Crude mortality rate 5.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.3% 43rd
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 3.31 2024 down 72.4% 66th
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 4 2024 down 42.9% 44th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 175 2024 down 70.2% 44th
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0.373 2024 down 38.1% 56th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 2,100 2024 down 22.2% 46th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 70,990 2023 up 26.0% 40th
Children living with hiv 2,100 2024 down 22.2% 46th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 81.0% 2015 up 3.6% 4th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2023 unchanged 29th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β€” 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 8.0% 2024 down 19.2% 136th
Liver cancer death rate 3.45 2021 down 14.2% 77th
Number of children newly infected with hiv 500 2023 unchanged 29th
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 318.57 2023 up 14.3% 38th
Number of female leprosy new cases 79 2024 down 48.7% 36th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 26 2024 up 52.9% 56th
Estimated number of malaria cases 177,870 2024 up 211.9% 46th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 75.9% 2015 up 11.3% 6th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 19,000 2014 down 24.0% 62nd
Estimated malaria incidence 15.19 2024 up 174.6% 46th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 0.2221 2024 up 34.7% 56th