Latin America & Caribbean · population about 52.3 million
If you were born in Colombia
Right now, about 0.53% of the babies born on Earth are born in Colombia: 1 in 187, about 705,009 a year, or about 1.3 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Colombia dies before turning five is 1.2%, about 1.8 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 80.9 years for women and 74.4 years for men.
Life in Colombia, in numbers
Life expectancy77.7 yearswomen 80.9 · men 74.4United States 79.3 years · 55th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 51.2%11.9 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 73rd lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 11.1%10.8 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 74th lowest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth75 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 71st highest of 172 countries
Children per woman1.65total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 64th lowest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling14.3 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 66th highest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment59%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 57th highest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$18,407GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 78th highest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.55Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 2nd highest of 172 countries
People living in cities78%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 46th highest of 172 countries
People working in farming15%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 84th lowest of 172 countries
People using the internet77%United States 94% · 78th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1823%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 53rd highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket14%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 35th lowest of 172 countries
HIV0.57%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 59th highest of 172 countries
Homicide25.6 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 10th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths16 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 74th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 13% · women 5%
Life satisfaction5.70 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 78th highest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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