Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 15.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Venezuela, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 15.02 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Venezuela peaked at 15.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.85, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 60th of 200 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 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.79 | — |
| 1991 | 13.64 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 14.39 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 14.39 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.75 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 12.83 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 11.93 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 11.29 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 11.08 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.06 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.82 | -2.2% |
| 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% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 15.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.12, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 15.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.23, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality rate - 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 | +27.5% | 11.49 | 14.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 | 11.06 | 14.39 | 10 |
| 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
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 - un igme estimates in Venezuela?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Venezuela was 15.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Venezuela ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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