Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Colombia

Life expectancy at birth in Colombia in 2024 — 77.9 years. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37.6%.

2024 77.9 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 74of 217
Period maximum 77.9 years2024
Period minimum 56.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Colombia, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 56.6 years1962: 57.7 years1964: 58.8 years1966: 59.7 years1968: 60.6 years1970: 61.5 years1972: 62.5 years1974: 63.5 years1976: 64.6 years1978: 65.8 years1980: 66.7 years1982: 67.9 years1984: 68.3 years1986: 68.3 years1988: 68.3 years1990: 68.7 years1992: 68.8 years1994: 69.4 years1996: 70.2 years1998: 70.9 years2000: 70.9 years2002: 71.5 years2004: 72.8 years2006: 73.5 years2008: 74.2 years2010: 74.9 years2012: 75.6 years2014: 76 years2016: 76.2 years2018: 76.6 years2020: 74.8 years2022: 76.5 years2024: 77.9 years
Change over the period: +21.3 (+37.63%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 77.9 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 77.7 +1.2 +1.59%
2022 76.5 +3.8 +5.24%
2021 72.7 −2.1 −2.75%
2020 74.8 −2 −2.65%
2019 76.8 +0.2 +0.28%
2018 76.6 +0.2 +0.21%
2017 76.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2016 76.2 +0.2 +0.21%
2015 76.1 +0.1 +0.15%
2014 76 +0.1 +0.15%
2013 75.8 +0.2 +0.29%
2012 75.6 +0.4 +0.57%
2011 75.2 +0.3 +0.41%
2010 74.9 +0.3 +0.46%
2009 74.5 +0.3 +0.44%
2008 74.2 +0.5 +0.62%
2007 73.8 +0.3 +0.35%
2006 73.5 +0.3 +0.47%
2005 73.2 +0.4 +0.54%
2004 72.8 +0.5 +0.62%
2003 72.3 +0.8 +1.08%
2002 71.5 +0.4 +0.49%
2001 71.2 +0.3 +0.39%
2000 70.9 −0 −0.01%
1999 70.9 −0 −0.02%
1998 70.9 +0.3 +0.41%
1997 70.6 +0.4 +0.6%
1996 70.2 +0.4 +0.57%
1995 69.8 +0.4 +0.56%
1994 69.4 +0.3 +0.49%
1993 69.1 +0.3 +0.46%
1992 68.8 −0 −0.01%
1991 68.8 +0.1 +0.1%
1990 68.7 +0.1 +0.12%
1989 68.6 +0.3 +0.46%
1988 68.3 +0.1 +0.2%
1987 68.2 −0.1 −0.2%
1986 68.3 +2.9 +4.5%
1985 65.4 −2.9 −4.32%
1984 68.3 +0.2 +0.27%
1983 68.1 +0.3 +0.38%
1982 67.9 +0.7 +1%
1981 67.2 +0.5 +0.74%
1980 66.7 +0.5 +0.8%
1979 66.2 +0.3 +0.51%
1978 65.8 +0.6 +0.9%
1977 65.2 +0.6 +0.92%
1976 64.6 +0.6 +0.98%
1975 64 +0.5 +0.81%
1974 63.5 +0.5 +0.8%
1973 63 +0.5 +0.74%
1972 62.5 +0.5 +0.85%
1971 62 +0.5 +0.88%
1970 61.5 +0.4 +0.71%
1969 61 +0.5 +0.76%
1968 60.6 +0.4 +0.7%
1967 60.2 +0.4 +0.73%
1966 59.7 +0.5 +0.79%
1965 59.2 +0.5 +0.81%
1964 58.8 +0.5 +0.81%
1963 58.3 +0.6 +0.97%
1962 57.7 +0.5 +0.93%
1961 57.2 +0.6 +1.05%
1960 56.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.