Neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela
Venezuela: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 1.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela is 1.5, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela peaked at 1.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9847, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.25 | — |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.36 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.44 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.19 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.13 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9847 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9877 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +0.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.06, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.841, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate gho 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 | +27.5% | 1.15 | 1.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.9847 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.07 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
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 mortality rate gho in Venezuela?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Venezuela was 1.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9847 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Venezuela ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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