Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia
Colombia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 730 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia stood at 730. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia peaked at 1,687 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 730, in 2024.
That places Colombia 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,676 | — |
| 1991 | 1,684 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,687 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,679 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,659 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,639 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,621 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,609 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,604 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,602 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,589 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,558 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,514 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,462 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,405 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,350 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,299 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,254 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,212 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,171 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,132 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,091 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,050 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,011 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 975 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 942 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 909 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 881 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 853 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 829 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 808 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 789 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 771 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 752 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 730 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,646 | 1,602 | 1,687 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,381 | 1,171 | 1,589 | 10 |
| 2010s | 967.3 | 829 | 1,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 770 | 730 | 808 | 5 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Colombia was 730 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,687 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 730 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years