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Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.4369 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.446 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.467 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.447 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.443 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.451 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.463 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.475 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.489 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.501 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.502 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.535 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.546 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.599 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.685 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4369 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 106th 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.

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.4369 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.4464 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
2002 0.4397 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2003 0.4671 deaths per 100,000 people +6.2%
2004 0.4466 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
2005 0.4428 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2006 0.4506 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
2007 0.4633 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2008 0.4792 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
2009 0.4751 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2010 0.4791 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2011 0.4892 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
2012 0.5007 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
2013 0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2014 0.5353 deaths per 100,000 people +6.6%
2015 0.5459 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
2016 0.6143 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%
2017 0.5989 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2018 0.619 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
2019 0.6404 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
2020 0.6854 deaths per 100,000 people +7.0%
2021 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4548 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4369 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4792 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.5525 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4791 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6404 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.7276 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6854 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

  1. 103 Madagascar 0.7785 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 104 Angola 0.7776 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 105 Norway 0.7711 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 107 Cook Islands 0.7632 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 108 Gabon 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 109 Benin 0.7573 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.7698 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4369 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.