Likewise, gender-based violence in Chocó is at 88.3 per cent, exceeding by far Colombia’s already high national average (55 per cent).Īt the same time, there is a close link between food insecurity and armed conflict. The maternal mortality rate in Chocó is triple that of Colombia’s national rate. Moreover, it must be taken into account that 29 per cent of girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in Chocó are either mothers or pregnant with their first child. In addition, in the municipalities prioritized by the programme, the following practices were found: inadequate breastfeeding and supplementary feeding, poor hygiene and childcare practices, and poor diet (monotonous, low in fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats and fats and high in plantains). Of that 60 per cent, 77 per cent suffered from chronic malnutrition and 45 per cent from severe chronic malnutrition, compared to the national level of 2 per cent. In 2005, children under the age of five (in the Chocó region) were malnourished in 60 per cent of the cases, compared to Colombia’s national average of 33 per cent. The mortality rate among children under the age of five is also higher than Colombia’s national average. Life expectancy in Colombia is 70.3 years, while in Chocó it is only 58.3 years. Colombia’s quality of life index is at 79 per cent, while in Chocó it is at 58 per cent. The Chocó region has more poverty and lower quality of life levels than Colombia’s national averages. This activity involves high environmental and social risks and risks the exacerbation of violence over the control of resources. Even so, the mining boom in Chocó is also associated with conditions of poverty. The mining industry makes the largest contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with a share of 30 per cent. However, Chocó’s economy is fragile it depends on mining, logging, fishing, agriculture and livestock. Moreover, the presence of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities bring important cultural wealth to this region, since these people have conserved their languages and customs.
It is considered as one the richest regions in the world for natural resources. Chocó has a population of 454,030 inhabitants, 70 per cent of whom predominantly come from rural municipalities. It has an area of 46,530 km2 and is the only Colombian department with a coast on the Pacific Ocean.
Department of Chocó is located in the northwest region of the country. © 2022 Global Data Lab, all rights reserved. IWI runs from 0 to 100, with 0 meaning none of the assets and lowest quality housing and services and 100 all assets and highest quality housing and services (Smits & Steendijk, 2015).
Detailed information on the data and methods used is available here and in Smits (2016).ġ The International Wealth Index (IWI) is an asset-based index that measures the economic situation of households in LMICs on the basis of their ownership of assets, housing quality and access to public services. The indicators presented in this GDL Profile Report are created by aggregating to the sub-national and national level from representative household surveys.
LMIC decile: Decile position on indicator among 1300+ regions within 125+ low and middle income countries. Continent rank: Within continent rank on indicator (continents are America, Africa, Asia/Pacific and (Eastern) Europe). National rank: Within-country rank on indicator (1 is highest value within country). Trend: Average yearly change in indicator value since preceding survey. Meaning of the menu items: Value: Indicator value in GDL Area Database.
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