Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mortality rate, neonatal in Venezuela, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Venezuela stood at 15 per 1,000 live births. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Venezuela peaked at 15 per 1,000 live births in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2002.
That places Venezuela 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1990 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 15 per 1,000 live births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1 per 1,000 live births, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 15 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +27.0% | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.72 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.23 per 1,000 live births | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.01 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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 mortality rate, neonatal in Venezuela?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Venezuela was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2016.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Venezuela ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.