Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 6,495 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 6,495 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela peaked at 8,435 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,833 deaths, in 2002.
That places Venezuela 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,333 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 7,839 deaths | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 8,273 deaths | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 8,281 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,916 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 7,391 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 6,888 deaths | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 6,541 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 6,441 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6,449 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,283 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6,055 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5,833 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5,865 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,995 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6,172 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6,144 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6,008 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6,010 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,092 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6,248 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,424 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6,528 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6,577 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,626 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,334 deaths | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 8,435 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8,229 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,772 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7,107 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 6,659 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 6,462 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6,365 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6,414 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,495 deaths | +1.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6,495 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6,495 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 16.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 deaths | 8,334 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,335 deaths | 6,441 deaths | 8,281 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,046 deaths | 5,833 deaths | 6,283 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,228 deaths | 6,248 deaths | 8,435 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,479 deaths | 6,365 deaths | 6,659 deaths | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Venezuela was 6,495 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 8,435 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,833 deaths in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Venezuela ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .