Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela stood at 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 113th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0083 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0089 deaths per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 deaths per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 deaths per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 deaths per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 deaths per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.007 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.007 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 deaths per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 deaths per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 deaths per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0431 deaths per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0077 deaths per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0075 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0083 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0094 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0071 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0075 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 110 Turkmenistan 0.0078 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 111 Ecuador 0.0077 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 112 Belgium 0.0074 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 114 Albania 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 115 Costa Rica 0.0072 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 116 Vanuatu 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.0073 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 deaths per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.