Live Birth Records for Guadalajara de Buga, Colombia (2018-2021)

2018-2021 data on live births from the municipality of Guadalajara de Buga, Colombia, sourced from the national open data portal. The dataset includes over 30 columns covering maternal demographics, birth details, and health indicators. It was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing birth weight (Peso Nacimiento) correlations with maternal age (Edad Madre) and prenatal care visits (Número de consultas prenatales) using regression models.
• Mapping birth locations and healthcare access by joining geographic coordinates (geolocalizacion) with birth site (Sitio Parto) and institution name (Nombre Institución Nacimiento).
• Classifying birth type (Tipo de Parto) based on features like APGAR scores (APGAR1, APGAR2), mother's education (Último año o grado aprobado de la madre), and social security regime (Régimen de seguridad social).
• Studying temporal trends in birth events (Evento) and gender (Género) across the years 2018, 2019, and 2021 (a_o).

Strengths

• Includes data for three distinct years (2018, 2019, 2021), allowing for temporal analysis.
• Contains over 30 detailed columns per record, covering demographic, clinical, and geographic variables.
• Provides geographic coordinates (geolocalizacion) for spatial analysis of birth events.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• The dataset is missing data for the year 2020, which may introduce a gap in temporal continuity.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian national open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from vital statistics and health registries.

Time Range

2018, 2019, 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:47:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guadalajara de Buga municipality, Colombia.