Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela
Venezuela: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 18.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela is 18.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela peaked at 18.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2006.
That places Venezuela 95th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 210,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 196,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 222,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 208,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 237,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 221,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Venezuela was 18.7% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- How does Venezuela rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Venezuela ranks 95th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.