Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of under-five deaths was 10,390 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 10,390 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Venezuela peaked at 28,448 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10,049, in 2010.
Venezuela ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28,448 | — |
| 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 lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 10,390 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 823, 12.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 number of under-five deaths in Venezuela?
- Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela was 10,390 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 28,448 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,049 in 2010.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Venezuela ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.