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Deaths in Colombia

Deaths in Colombia was 282,433 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 7.2% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count282,433 Estimated
Change on 2022-7.2%
Rank35th of 236Countries ranked
Series high402,7882021
Series low159,2121982
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Deaths in Colombia, 1950 to 2023

150K200K250K300K350K400K450K19501961197219831994200520231950: 206,856 count1951: 206,141 count1952: 204,547 count1953: 203,292 count1954: 202,766 count1955: 202,185 count1956: 201,926 count1957: 194,066 count1958: 193,422 count1959: 188,512 count1960: 186,710 count1961: 186,013 count1962: 185,626 count1963: 184,713 count1964: 184,153 count1965: 183,253 count1966: 182,104 count1967: 180,852 count1968: 179,434 count1969: 177,347 count1970: 175,500 count1971: 172,667 count1972: 170,200 count1973: 168,653 count1974: 166,939 count1975: 165,489 count1976: 163,439 count1977: 161,875 count1978: 160,254 count1979: 161,345 count1980: 160,786 count1981: 160,777 count1982: 159,212 count1983: 161,297 count1984: 163,699 count1985: 201,753 count1986: 172,713 count1987: 179,472 count1988: 183,295 count1989: 185,355 count1990: 190,203 count1991: 195,293 count1992: 201,225 count1993: 202,920 count1994: 203,903 count1995: 203,992 count1996: 203,663 count1997: 203,480 count1998: 205,278 count1999: 211,511 count2000: 217,878 count2001: 219,643 count2002: 220,160 count2003: 214,590 count2004: 214,003 count2005: 214,221 count2006: 215,242 count2007: 218,967 count2008: 219,344 count2009: 222,623 count2010: 224,435 count2011: 227,146 count2012: 227,505 count2013: 232,277 count2014: 239,567 count2015: 246,690 count2016: 251,872 count2017: 255,822 count2018: 262,298 count2019: 268,512 count2020: 335,210 count2021: 402,788 count2022: 304,255 count2023: 282,433 count100K200K300K400K500K19501975200020232023: 282,433 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023282,433 Estimated
2022304,255 Estimated
2021402,788 Estimated
2020335,210 Estimated
2019268,512 Estimated
2018262,298 Estimated
2017255,822 Estimated
2016251,872 Estimated
2015246,690 Estimated
2014239,567 Estimated
2013232,277 Estimated
2012227,505 Estimated
2011227,146 Estimated
2010224,435 Estimated
2009222,623 Estimated
2008219,344 Estimated
2007218,967 Estimated
2006215,242 Estimated
2005214,221 Estimated
2004214,003 Estimated
2003214,590 Estimated
2002220,160 Estimated
2001219,643 Estimated
2000217,878 Estimated
1999211,511 Estimated
1998205,278 Estimated
1997203,480 Estimated
1996203,663 Estimated
1995203,992 Estimated
1994203,903 Estimated
1993202,920 Estimated
1992201,225 Estimated
1991195,293 Estimated
1990190,203 Estimated
1989185,355 Estimated
1988183,295 Estimated
1987179,472 Estimated
1986172,713 Estimated
1985201,753 Estimated
1984163,699 Estimated
1983161,297 Estimated
1982159,212 Estimated
1981160,777 Estimated
1980160,786 Estimated
1979161,345 Estimated
1978160,254 Estimated
1977161,875 Estimated
1976163,439 Estimated
1975165,489 Estimated
1974166,939 Estimated
1973168,653 Estimated
1972170,200 Estimated
1971172,667 Estimated
1970175,500 Estimated
1969177,347 Estimated
1968179,434 Estimated
1967180,852 Estimated
1966182,104 Estimated
1965183,253 Estimated
1964184,153 Estimated
1963184,713 Estimated
1962185,626 Estimated
1961186,013 Estimated
1960186,710 Estimated
1959188,512 Estimated
1958193,422 Estimated
1957194,066 Estimated
1956201,926 Estimated
1955202,185 Estimated
1954202,766 Estimated
1953203,292 Estimated
1952204,547 Estimated
1951206,141 Estimated
1950206,856 Estimated

Colombia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Colombia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Colombia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Colombia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/colombia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in Colombia?

Deaths in Colombia was 282,433 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 7.2% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Colombia?

402,788 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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