Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela
Venezuela: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 259.19 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela, 1955–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela is 259.19, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 131.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela peaked at 259.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.38, in 1982.
That places Venezuela 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 117.93 | — |
| 1956 | 115.68 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 110.46 | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 111.03 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 113.5 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 96.19 | -15.3% |
| 1961 | 101.27 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 96.74 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 86.52 | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 91.68 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 102.22 | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 109.08 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 92.78 | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 89.69 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 78.7 | -12.3% |
| 1970 | 84.85 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 86.71 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 89.44 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 84.46 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 67.75 | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 65.93 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 69.6 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 72.07 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 62.97 | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 58.23 | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 62.72 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 51.45 | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 49.38 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 57.48 | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 81.42 | +41.7% |
| 1985 | 105.36 | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 95.74 | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 97.37 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 96.9 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 97.18 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 100.7 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 92.36 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 96.17 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 96.4 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.39 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 94.21 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 98.61 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 95.65 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 89.07 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 97.24 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 92.41 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 107.5 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 99.52 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 108.68 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 106.74 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 95.37 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 95.82 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.22 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 105.27 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 109.55 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 112.2 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 118.35 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 118.62 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 124.46 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 119.06 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 125.77 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 150.42 | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 174.81 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 179.33 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 176.53 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 259.19 | +46.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 259.19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 259.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113.72 | 110.46 | 117.93 | 5 |
| 1960s | 94.49 | 78.7 | 109.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.2 | 58.23 | 89.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.5 | 49.38 | 105.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.28 | 89.07 | 100.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.81 | 92.41 | 109.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.95 | 112.2 | 179.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.19 | 259.19 | 259.19 | 1 |
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- 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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Venezuela was 259.19 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 259.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.38 in 1982.
- How does Venezuela rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Venezuela ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.