2024-04-25 21:05:42
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) released the results of the 2023 Quality of Life Survey (ECV), comparing key indicators since 2019.
One of the most significant data is the reduction in the perception of poverty among heads of household, which has decreased from 50.6% in 2022 to 47.3% in 2023, marking a substantial change in the growing trend of previous years. Although the proportions remain high, especially in rural areas where it reaches 70.5%, this decrease is a positive sign.
“Although the proportions of heads or spouses who consider themselves poor remain high, particularly in rural areas (70.5%), this reduction constitutes a break in the growing trend that the indicator has been registering in recent years,” the report highlights.
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Regarding affiliation to the General Health Social Security System, the national total It has reached 95.9% in 2023, with an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to the previous year. This increase is mainly attributed to the greater insurance of people in the subsidized regime, which represents 55.6% of the total number of affiliates.
The study also reveals a trend towards decrease in the average size of Colombian householdsas well as an increase in female heads of household, which has gone from 38.4% in 2019 to 45.4% in 2023.
Regarding Internet access, a notable increase of 4.4% is observed, with 63.9% of households connected in 2023. This growth is more pronounced in rural areas, where the percentage of households connected has increased by 9 ,2%.
However, regional disparities persist in Internet access, with some departments such as Vichada, Vaupés and Chocó having very low levels of connectivity.
Finally, the ECV has also evaluated general life satisfaction among people over 15 years of age, showing that the highest average rating was for aspects such as life in general, health and free time, while income received the lowest rating.
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