Neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Neonatal mortality rate was 15.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 15.02, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 15.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.85, in 2002.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.82 | — |
| 2001 | 10.28 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.85 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.88 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.15 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.31 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.21 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.17 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.42 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.08 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.29 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.49 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.65 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 15.01 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.01 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.02 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.03 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.01 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.03 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15.02 | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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 | +27.5% | 11.49 | 14.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.22 | 9.85 | 10.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.02 | 10.7 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.03 | 15.01 | 15.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
More health data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 24.2 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 21.17 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 46 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 14.17 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2874 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 75 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 226.69 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.7% (2018)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 7.79 (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 2.47 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 15.02 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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