Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 was 10,390 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10,390
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
29,286
in 1958
All-time low
10,049
in 2010
Years of data
67
1958–2024
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Venezuela, 1958–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 10,390 for number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Venezuela peaked at 29,286 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 10,049, in 2010.
Venezuela ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 29,286 | — |
| 1959 | 28,881 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 28,448 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 28,096 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 27,820 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 27,616 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 27,460 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 27,369 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 27,282 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 27,171 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 27,011 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 26,740 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 26,379 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 25,927 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 25,440 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 25,020 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 24,644 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 24,275 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 23,920 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 23,535 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 23,101 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 22,597 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 22,009 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 21,385 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 20,771 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 20,231 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 19,772 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 19,336 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 18,960 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 18,542 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 18,013 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 17,402 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 16,807 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 16,318 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 15,928 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 15,624 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 15,379 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 15,076 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 14,633 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 14,093 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 13,520 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 12,975 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 12,478 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 12,165 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11,957 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11,680 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 11,301 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 10,965 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 10,705 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 10,404 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10,166 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10,053 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10,049 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,174 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,346 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10,475 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,591 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,957 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13,706 | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 13,455 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,947 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12,100 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 11,257 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 10,736 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 10,455 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 10,349 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10,390 | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 10,390 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 910, 11.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 10,390 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,080, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +25.1% | 10,957 | 13,706 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29,084 | 28,881 | 29,286 | 2 |
| 1960s | 27,501 | 26,740 | 28,448 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24,484 | 22,597 | 26,379 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,642 | 17,402 | 22,009 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,035 | 12,975 | 16,807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,187 | 10,053 | 12,478 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,480 | 10,049 | 13,706 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,637 | 10,349 | 11,257 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Venezuela?
- Number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Venezuela was 10,390 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 29,286 in 1958.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,049 in 2010.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1?
- Venezuela ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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