Number of infant deaths in Colombia
Colombia: Number of infant deaths was 7,362 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7,362 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Colombia peaked at 67,246 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7,362, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 58th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,517 | 57,197 | 67,246 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,601 | 38,506 | 55,134 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,919 | 25,976 | 36,988 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,919 | 19,640 | 25,551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,915 | 13,130 | 18,818 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,135 | 8,595 | 12,427 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,918 | 7,362 | 8,444 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 354,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 376,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 361,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 371,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 356,348 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 369,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 362,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 355,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 347,595 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Colombia?
- Number of infant deaths in Colombia was 7,362 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,246 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,362 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for number of infant deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.