Colombia - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy improves in Colombia

In 2016 the life expectancy in Colombia increased to 76.47 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 79.44 years and for men 73.52 years.

Colombia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 60th in 2015 to 61th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Colombia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 76.26 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 73.47 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Colombia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Colombia in Colombian economy.

Colombia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2016	79.44	73.52	76.47
2015	79.29	73.25	76.26
2014	79.14	72.99	76.04
2013	78.97	72.73	75.83
2012	78.79	72.46	75.60
2011	78.55	72.14	75.32
2010	78.30	71.82	75.03
2009	78.05	71.49	74.74
2008	77.73	70.93	74.30
2007	77.39	70.37	73.84
2006	77.08	69.96	73.47
2005	76.77	69.51	73.08
2004	76.50	69.03	72.70
2003	76.25	68.62	72.36
2002	75.98	68.08	71.94
2001	75.66	67.55	71.50
2000	75.54	67.31	71.32
1999	75.20	66.88	70.93
1998	75.05	66.66	70.74
1997	74.80	66.43	70.49
1996	74.50	66.13	70.19
1995	74.24	65.89	69.93
1994	73.97	65.53	69.61
1993	73.76	65.22	69.34
1992	73.53	64.86	69.04
1991	73.30	64.65	68.81
1990	73.07	64.54	68.64
1989	72.78	64.58	68.53
1988	72.44	64.61	68.39
1987	71.99	64.76	68.27
1986	71.72	64.98	68.26
1985	69.19	63.48	66.28
1984	71.05	65.02	67.98
1983	70.69	64.90	67.75
1982	70.40	64.75	67.53
1981	70.02	64.45	67.20
1980	69.63	64.17	66.87
1979	69.06	63.75	66.38
1978	68.58	63.37	65.95
1977	67.96	62.92	65.42
1976	67.30	62.42	64.85
1975	66.64	61.91	64.27
1974	65.93	61.35	63.64
1973	65.31	60.81	63.06
1972	64.75	60.38	62.57
1971	64.18	59.91	62.05
1970	63.67	59.46	61.57
1969	63.27	59.15	61.22
1968	62.89	58.84	60.87
1967	62.53	58.53	60.53
1966	62.19	58.21	60.20
1965	61.80	57.83	59.82
1964	61.37	57.39	59.38
1963	60.87	56.92	58.89
1962	60.31	56.31	58.30
1961	59.77	55.71	57.73
1960	59.19	55.10	57.13

Colombia - Life expectancy at birth