India vs Venezuela: Infant mortality by sex
India
2.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Venezuela
2.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
66th
Venezuela rank
67th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- India
- Venezuela
How they compare
India currently reports 2.36 deaths per 100 live births against 2.3 deaths per 100 live births in Venezuela, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 72 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 66th and Venezuela ranks 67th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 14.81 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 12.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.293 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, India or Venezuela?
- India, at 2.36 deaths per 100 live births against 2.3 deaths per 100 live births in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between India and Venezuela?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Venezuela?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do India and Venezuela rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- India ranks 66th and Venezuela ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .