Municipal-level teenage fertility rates for the Bolívar Department in Colombia from 2010 to 2024. The dataset includes columns for the annual numerator (live births to women aged 10-19), denominator (projected female population aged 10-19), and calculated result (rate per 1,000). Data is sourced from Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and was last updated on the datos.gov.co platform in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in teenage fertility using the Resultado [Year] columns across 2010-2024.
- Compare fertility rates between different municipalities using the Municipio column alongside annual result columns.
- Calculate annual changes in the birth cohort size by analyzing the Numerador [Year] columns from 2010 to 2024.
- Assess the relationship between population estimates and birth rates by joining Denominador [Year] and Numerador [Year] columns for specific years.
Strengths
- Data covers a 15-year time series from 2010 to 2024, as indicated by the year-specific columns.
- Provides granularity at the municipal level via the Municipio column.
- Calculation methodology is explicitly stated: (Numerator/Denominator)*1000.
Limitations
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), via datos.gov.co.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from DANE's Vital Statistics (births) and Population Projections.
- Time Range
- 2010 to 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 16:55:23; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Municipalities within the Bolívar Department, Colombia.