Burden of disease who in Venezuela

Venezuela: Burden of disease who was 34,440 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
34,440
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
105th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34,440
in 2021
All-time low
26,138
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Burden of disease who in Venezuela, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 26.5k2001: 26.7k2002: 26.7k2003: 27.4k2004: 26.5k2005: 26.1k2006: 26.5k2007: 27.1k2008: 27.5k2009: 27.4k2010: 27.0k2011: 27.2k2012: 27.8k2013: 27.7k2014: 28.2k2015: 28.8k2016: 31.7k2017: 30.8k2018: 31.3k2019: 31.5k2020: 32.1k2021: 34.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, burden of disease who in Venezuela stood at 34,440. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burden of disease who in Venezuela peaked at 34,440 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26,138, in 2005.

That places Venezuela 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Burden of disease who in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Burden of disease who in Venezuela, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 26,539 —
2001 26,671 +0.5%
2002 26,671 -0.0%
2003 27,432 +2.9%
2004 26,477 -3.5%
2005 26,138 -1.3%
2006 26,549 +1.6%
2007 27,054 +1.9%
2008 27,509 +1.7%
2009 27,373 -0.5%
2010 27,026 -1.3%
2011 27,181 +0.6%
2012 27,813 +2.3%
2013 27,727 -0.3%
2014 28,228 +1.8%
2015 28,767 +1.9%
2016 31,671 +10.1%
2017 30,824 -2.7%
2018 31,258 +1.4%
2019 31,517 +0.8%
2020 32,071 +1.8%
2021 34,440 +7.4%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 34,440 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,131, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 34,440 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34,114, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26,841 26,138 27,509 10
2010s 29,201 27,026 31,671 10
2020s 33,255 32,071 34,440 2

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 102 Turkmenistan 35,109 compare
  2. 103 Jamaica 34,961 compare
  3. 104 Senegal 34,663 compare
  4. 106 Germany 34,386 compare
  5. 107 Grenada 34,114 compare
  6. 108 Cambodia 34,048 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burden of disease who in Venezuela?
Burden of disease who in Venezuela was 34,440 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 34,440 in 2021.
What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 26,138 in 2005.
How does Venezuela rank for burden of disease who?
Venezuela ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is burden of disease who rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burden of disease who
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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