Colombia Health Indicators from WHO Global Health Observatory

WHO's Global Health Observatory provides health indicator data for Colombia across categories including air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, child mortality, and noncommunicable diseases. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-08. It is sourced from the World Health Organization's official data portal.

Use Cases

• Monitor progress towards SDG Target 3.8 on universal health coverage based on health financing and coverage indicators.
• Analyze trends in noncommunicable diseases and risk factors based on data for tobacco control, nutrition, and alcohol health.
• Assess environmental health impacts based on indicators for air pollution, water sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
• Study infectious disease burdens based on data for HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and vaccine-preventable diseases.

Strengths

• Covers over 30 distinct health indicator categories from a major international health authority.
• Data is sourced directly from the WHO Global Health Observatory, a primary international source.
• Last updated on 2026-05-08, suggesting relatively recent data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data granularity (e.g., sub-national, yearly) are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory

Collection Method

Aggregated from WHO's official data collection and reporting mechanisms.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 11:03:57.648680; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia