Risaralda Department in Colombia reports mortality rates for children under five years old, associated with three preventable diseases: Acute Respiratory Infections (IRA), Acute Diarrheal Disease (EDA), and Malnutrition (DNT). Rates are expressed as the number of cases per 100,000 children under five for each municipality. The data is provided by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on May 18, 2026.
Use Cases
- Compare mortality rates across municipalities (Entidad) for different causes (Indicador).
- Analyze temporal trends in child mortality by filtering data by year (Año).
- Calculate aggregate departmental statistics by summing the reported number of cases (Cantidad).
Strengths
- Data is disaggregated by municipality (Entidad) and specific cause of death (Indicador).
- Rates are standardized per 100,000 children under five, enabling direct comparison.
- Includes a temporal dimension with a year column (Año) for time-series analysis.
Limitations
- The total number of rows and overall dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- www.datos.gov.co
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 17:16:10; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Municipalities within the Department of Risaralda, Colombia.