Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 72.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.51 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
146th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.35 years
in 2007
All-time low
51.14 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 72.51 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 73.35 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 51.14 years, in 1950.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51.14 years | — |
| 1951 | 51.99 years | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 52.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 53.4 years | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 54.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 54.78 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 55.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 56.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 56.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 57.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 58.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 59.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 59.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 60.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 61.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 61.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 63.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 63.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 64.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 66.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 66.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 67.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 67.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 68.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 68.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 68.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 69.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 69.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 70.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 72.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.02 years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 72.82 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 72.06 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.58 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.54 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 72.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.51 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.45 years | 51.14 years | 57.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.49 years | 58.38 years | 63.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.55 years | 64.82 years | 68.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.78 years | 68.18 years | 70.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.67 years | 70.96 years | 72.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.58 years | 71.02 years | 73.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.75 years | 71.9 years | 73.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.25 years | 71.54 years | 72.57 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
- 145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
- 148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 years compare
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1213 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 72.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.35 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.14 years in 1950.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.