Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 21.17 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 21.17 per 1,000 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 21.17 per 1,000 live births in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.38 per 1,000 live births, in 2008.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 70th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 17.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.21 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.74 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 15.27 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 14.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.55 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.77 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.06 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.41 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.55 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +27.9% | 16.55 per 1,000 live births | 21.17 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.65 per 1,000 live births | 14.38 per 1,000 live births | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 per 1,000 live births | 14.55 per 1,000 live births | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | 21.17 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 24.2 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 15.02 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 46 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 14.17 million constant US$ (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2874 per 1000 uninfected pop (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 75 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 226.69 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.7% (2018)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 7.79 per 1,000 people (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 2.47 per 1,000 people (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Infant mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 21.17 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.17 per 1,000 live births in 2016.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.38 per 1,000 live births in 2008.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for infant mortality rate?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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