Non-Fetal Deaths by Residence in Caldas Department, Colombia, from 2010

Non-fetal death records for the department of Caldas, Colombia, starting from the 2010 period. The data includes columns for municipality of residence, age, sex, cause of death, and month of death. It is hosted by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyzing mortality trends by age (GRU_ED1, GRU_ED2, EDAD) and sex (SEXO) over time (ANO, MES).
• Mapping cause-of-death patterns (CAUSA_667, CAU_HOMOL) across different municipalities (CODMUNRE, COD_MUNIC).
• Studying the distribution of deaths by area type (AREA_RES) and place of death (PMAN_MUER) for health resource planning.

Strengths

• Includes 18 distinct columns covering demographic, geographic, temporal, and cause-of-death variables.
• Provides a temporal series starting from 2010, allowing for longitudinal analysis of mortality.

Limitations

• Row count and total data size are 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

From 2010 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:17:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Caldas Department, Colombia