Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Colombia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Colombia was 77.72 years. A difference of +1.21 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Colombia were 74.95 years and 80.45 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Colombia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Colombia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Colombia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	56.61	54.78	58.46
1961	57.2	55.39	59.03
1962	57.74	55.96	59.52
1963	58.3	56.56	60.04
1964	58.77	57.03	60.51
1965	59.25	57.53	60.96
1966	59.71	58.01	61.41
1967	60.15	58.43	61.87
1968	60.57	58.81	62.34
1969	61.03	59.19	62.87
1970	61.47	59.55	63.39
1971	62.01	60.01	64.01
1972	62.53	60.47	64.6
1973	62.99	60.84	65.17
1974	63.5	61.26	65.77
1975	64.01	61.68	66.39
1976	64.64	62.22	67.11
1977	65.24	62.72	67.79
1978	65.83	63.19	68.51
1979	66.16	63.4	68.98
1980	66.69	63.86	69.6
1981	67.19	64.27	70.19
1982	67.86	64.91	70.87
1983	68.12	65.11	71.21
1984	68.31	65.21	71.51
1985	65.36	62.35	68.52
1986	68.3	64.87	71.91
1987	68.17	64.54	72
1988	68.3	64.52	72.32
1989	68.62	64.71	72.78
1990	68.7	64.59	73.11
1991	68.77	64.51	73.36
1992	68.76	64.39	73.5
1993	69.08	64.82	73.67
1994	69.42	65.28	73.85
1995	69.81	65.78	74.08
1996	70.21	66.19	74.46
1997	70.63	66.61	74.87
1998	70.92	66.89	75.17
1999	70.91	66.87	75.18
2000	70.91	66.76	75.29
2001	71.19	67.07	75.53
2002	71.54	67.49	75.79
2003	72.31	68.47	76.29
2004	72.76	69.05	76.59
2005	73.16	69.57	76.84
2006	73.5	69.99	77.09
2007	73.75	70.3	77.28
2008	74.21	70.82	77.66
2009	74.53	71.25	77.87
2010	74.88	71.62	78.19
2011	75.18	72	78.41
2012	75.61	72.48	78.78
2013	75.83	72.81	78.89
2014	75.95	73	78.92
2015	76.07	73.17	78.99
2016	76.23	73.33	79.15
2017	76.42	73.52	79.33
2018	76.58	73.66	79.52
2019	76.79	73.91	79.69
2020	74.76	71.49	78.23
2021	72.7	69.29	76.35
2022	76.51	73.56	79.47
2023	77.72	74.95	80.45