Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela
Venezuela: Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff was 259.19 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela is 259.19, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 131.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela peaked at 259.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.07, in 1998.
Venezuela ranks 35th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 105.36 | — |
| 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 69.83, 3.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.8% | 176.53 | 259.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.51 | 95.74 | 105.36 | 5 |
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela?
- Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff in Venezuela was 259.19 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 259.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.07 in 1998.
- How does Venezuela rank for maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff?
- Venezuela ranks 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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