Health in Colombia

1,313 indicators covering health for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 β€” 40th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 61.4% 2015 up 24.3% 5th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 127,163 2024 up 129.8% 40th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 127,600 2024 up 94.9% 40th
Total number ofΒ  malaria cases 127,600 2024 up 94.9% 42nd
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 361 2012 β€” 28th
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 96.0% 2025 up 12.9% 2nd
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 45,533 2024 up 63.3% 43rd
Number of suspected malaria cases 501,913 2024 up 52.8% 57th
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 β€” 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 44 2012 β€” 69th
Health care - Regions β€” Practising nurses 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 27.0% 24th
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β€” Practising nurses 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 27.0% 24th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 74,482 2024 up 55.0% 34th
Unmet need for contraception 7.0% 2015 down 18.6% 55th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 407,345 2024 up 28.7% 39th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 10,900 2015 up 7.9% 43rd
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 7.39 million 2025 up 97.6% 32nd
Mortality by week 1,278 Deaths 2023 down 72.3% 18th
Preterm birth rate 9.02 2020 up 24.2% 25th
Preterm birth 66,180 2020 up 20.2% 25th
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 3.7% 2023 up 534.2% 14th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 67 2024 up 109.4% 58th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 98 2024 up 19.5% 1st
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 84.1% 2022 down 0.8% 45th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2004 down 100.0% 51st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 6,002 2024 down 48.2% 5th
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 7.66 million 2024 down 54.3% 17th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 7 2024 down 77.4% 36th
Exclusive breastfeeding 36.7% 2016 down 21.6% 51st
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 110.1 2014 up 38.5% 3rd
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 53,118 2024 up 1,402.6% 44th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 4.3 2014 down 8.5% 8th
Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 1,160 2024 up 4.3% 6th
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 94,568 2024 up 689.2% 62nd
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 89.8% 2016 up 8.1% 9th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 6 2022 unchanged 18th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 59th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 1,528 2024 down 38.9% 32nd
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 80.0% 2015 down 14.1% 75th
Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 214.76 2024 up 28.0% 11th
Nursing personnel 87.2% 2023 down 2.2% 34th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 87.2% 2023 down 2.2% 33rd
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 3,010 2025 down 77.4% 14th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 60th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 57th
Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 50 2022 up 100.0% 61st
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use β€” Paediatric intensive care 3.11 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2025 up 11.1% 3rd
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 87.4% 2017 down 3.2% 66th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 76.6% 2017 up 5.3% 46th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.8% 2017 up 2.8% 30th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.9% 2017 up 1.3% 25th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.6% 2017 up 0.1% 23rd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.7% 2017 down 0.0% 25th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 58.1% 2017 up 24.8% 35th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 76.8% 2017 up 11.2% 36th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 86.6% 2017 up 4.5% 35th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 93.3% 2017 up 1.3% 35th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 96.8% 2017 up 0.3% 31st
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 21.9% 2017 down 29.3% 45th