Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) was 125.44 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in Venezuela, 1997–2018
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
Analysis
In 2018, maternal mortality ratio in Venezuela stood at 125.44.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Venezuela peaked at 132.84 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.8, in 2007.
That places Venezuela 15th out of 58 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.6 | — |
| 1999 | 59.3 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.1 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 67.2 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 68 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.8 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 59.9 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 56.8 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 62.9 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 73 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 69.3 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 69.8 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 68.7 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.4 | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 80.24 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 132.84 | +65.6% |
| 2017 | 122.66 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 125.44 | +2.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 125.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125.44, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 125.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.7, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +65.6% | 80.24 | 132.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.45 | 59.3 | 59.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.21 | 56.8 | 73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.63 | 68.7 | 132.84 | 9 |
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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)
- 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 maternal mortality ratio in Venezuela?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Venezuela was 125.44 in 2018, according to Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 132.84 in 2016.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8 in 2007.
- How does Venezuela rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Venezuela ranks 15th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.