Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 6,495 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 6,495 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Venezuela peaked at 8,435 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,833, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 51st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,333 | — |
| 1991 | 7,839 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 8,273 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 8,281 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,916 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 7,391 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 6,888 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 6,541 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 6,441 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6,449 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,283 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6,055 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5,833 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5,865 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,995 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6,172 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6,144 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,008 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6,010 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,092 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6,248 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,424 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,528 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6,577 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,626 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,334 | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 8,435 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8,229 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,772 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7,107 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 6,659 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 6,462 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6,365 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6,414 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,495 | +1.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6,495 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6,495 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403, 16.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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 | +25.8% | 6,626 | 8,334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,335 | 6,441 | 8,281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,046 | 5,833 | 6,283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,228 | 6,248 | 8,435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,479 | 6,365 | 6,659 | 5 |
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 neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Venezuela?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Venezuela was 6,495 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 8,435 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,833 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Venezuela ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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