Neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela
Venezuela: Neonatal mortality wdi was 1.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela stood at 1.5.
The figure is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela peaked at 1.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9853, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.25 | — |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.36 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.44 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.19 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.13 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9853 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9876 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | -0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.81, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8233, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality wdi 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 | 0.9853 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.07 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 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 wdi in Venezuela?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Venezuela was 1.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9853 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Venezuela ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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