Mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 8.97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela, 1989–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 8.97 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela peaked at 18.54 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.54, in 2015.
That places Venezuela 75th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18.54 | — |
| 1990 | 17.02 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 15.16 | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 13.64 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 13.06 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 13.23 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13.69 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.31 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 12.44 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 11.44 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 10.82 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 10.7 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.59 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.01 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 9.09 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 8.28 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.77 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 7.42 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.07 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.75 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.56 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.52 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.59 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.71 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.87 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.54 | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 9.33 | +105.5% |
| 2017 | 9.33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.29 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.26 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.17 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.09 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.03 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.97 | -0.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 8.97 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.25, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 8.97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.73, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate 1-59 months 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 | +105.5% | 4.54 | 9.33 |
| 2015 | -34.0% | 6.87 | 4.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.54 | 18.54 | 18.54 | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.66 | 11.44 | 17.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.85 | 6.75 | 10.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 4.54 | 9.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 | 8.97 | 9.2 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Venezuela was 8.97 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 18.54 in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 in 2015.
- How does Venezuela rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Venezuela ranks 75th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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