Mortality Demographics in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, by Municipality and ICD-10 Code

Datos.gov.co provides epidemiological and demographic data on vital events and morbidity causes in Colombia's Valle del Cauca department. Records are structured by life stage, sex, municipality, year, diagnostic group, and ICD-10 code. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze mortality trends over time using the AÑO column across different demographic groups.
• Map mortality rates by municipality using MUNICIPIO_RESIDENCIA, LATITUD_MUNICIPIO, and LONGITUD_MUNICIPIO columns.
• Compare cause-of-death patterns by sex and life stage using the SEXO, CURSO_DE_VIDA, and CODIGO_CIE10 columns.
• Study subregional health disparities using the SUBREGION, DEPARTAMENTO_RESIDENCIA, and GRUPO columns.

Strengths

• Includes geographic coordinates (LATITUD_MUNICIPIO, LONGITUD_MUNICIPIO) for spatial analysis.
• Structured with key epidemiological dimensions including ICD-10 codes (CODIGO_CIE10), year (AÑO), and life stage (CURSO_DE_VIDA).
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Time Range

Implied by the AÑO column, but specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:55:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, with municipality-level detail (MUNICIPIO_RESIDENCIA).