Life expectancy (Our World) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Life expectancy (Our World) was 72.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.51
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
146th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.35
in 2007
All-time low
28
in 1900
Years of data
79
1900–2023
Life expectancy in Venezuela, 1900–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 72.51 for life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Venezuela peaked at 73.35 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1900.
Venezuela ranks 146th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Life expectancy (Our World) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 28 | — |
| 1910 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 1930 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 38 | +18.8% |
| 1950 | 51.14 | +34.6% |
| 1951 | 51.99 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 52.69 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 53.4 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 54.1 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 54.78 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 55.51 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 56.22 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 56.94 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 57.68 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 58.38 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 59.11 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 59.67 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 60.5 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 61.17 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 61.91 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.89 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 63.55 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 63.91 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.84 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 64.82 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.18 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.55 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.74 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 66.22 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 66.69 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 67.27 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 67.73 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 68.11 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.23 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 68.18 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.7 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 68.98 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.54 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 69.67 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 69.96 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.53 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.76 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.81 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.96 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.17 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.18 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.38 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.28 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.71 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.92 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.56 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 72.45 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.09 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.39 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.02 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 72.82 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 72.06 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.75 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.08 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.97 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.35 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.58 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.09 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.09 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.09 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.08 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.84 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.9 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.64 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.77 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.37 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.54 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 72.57 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.51 | -0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 72.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 72.51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +34.6% | 38 | 51.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1910s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1920s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 1930s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 1940s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 1950s | 54.45 | 51.14 | 57.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.49 | 58.38 | 63.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.55 | 64.82 | 68.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.78 | 68.18 | 70.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.67 | 70.96 | 72.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.58 | 71.02 | 73.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.75 | 71.9 | 73.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.25 | 71.54 | 72.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 compare
- 145 Guatemala 72.6 compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 compare
- 148 Iraq 72.32 compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Venezuela?
- Life expectancy in Venezuela was 72.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 73.35 in 2007.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1900.
- How does Venezuela rank for life expectancy?
- Venezuela ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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