Life expectancy in Venezuela
Venezuela: Life expectancy was 71.09 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Venezuela, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Venezuela is 71.09 years, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Venezuela peaked at 73.01 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Venezuela ranks 98th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 26.56 years | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 28 years | +5.4% |
| 1913 | 29.08 years | +3.9% |
| 1925 | 30.81 years | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 31.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 31.93 years | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 34.84 years | +9.1% |
| 1950 | 55.2 years | +58.4% |
| 1955 | 58.1 years | +5.3% |
| 1960 | 59.83 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 62.65 years | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 65.12 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 67.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 68.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 69.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 71.53 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 72.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.09 years | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25.63 years | 25.63 years | 25.63 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 26.56 years | 26.56 years | 26.56 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 28 years | 28 years | 28 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.08 years | 29.08 years | 29.08 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 31 years | 30.81 years | 31.19 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 33.38 years | 31.93 years | 34.84 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 56.65 years | 55.2 years | 58.1 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 61.24 years | 59.83 years | 62.65 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.07 years | 65.12 years | 67.02 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.94 years | 68.22 years | 69.66 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.84 years | 71.53 years | 72.14 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.63 years | 72.48 years | 72.78 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.95 years | 72.89 years | 73.01 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.09 years | 71.09 years | 71.09 years | 1 |
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More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Venezuela?
- Life expectancy in Venezuela was 71.09 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 73.01 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Venezuela rank for life expectancy?
- Venezuela ranks 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.