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Under-five mortality rate — Venezuela

Under-five mortality rate in Venezuela in 2024 — 24.2 per 1,000. Ranked 130 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 69.8%.

2024 24.2 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 130of 196
Period maximum 80.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 17.1 per 1,0002009

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Venezuela, 1960–2024025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 80.2 per 1,0001962: 75.3 per 1,0001964: 71.6 per 1,0001966: 68.8 per 1,0001968: 66.2 per 1,0001970: 63 per 1,0001972: 59.4 per 1,0001974: 55.7 per 1,0001976: 52 per 1,0001978: 48.1 per 1,0001980: 44.2 per 1,0001982: 40.6 per 1,0001984: 37.6 per 1,0001986: 35 per 1,0001988: 32.2 per 1,0001990: 29.6 per 1,0001992: 27.8 per 1,0001994: 26.8 per 1,0001996: 25.5 per 1,0001998: 23.4 per 1,0002000: 21.5 per 1,0002002: 20.3 per 1,0002004: 19.2 per 1,0002006: 17.9 per 1,0002008: 17.2 per 1,0002010: 17.2 per 1,0002012: 17.6 per 1,0002014: 18.3 per 1,0002016: 24.2 per 1,0002018: 24.2 per 1,0002020: 24.2 per 1,0002022: 24.2 per 1,0002024: 24.2 per 1,000
Change over the period: −56 (−69.83%) Average annual rate: -1.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Venezuela

Venezuela 24.2 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
South America computed 13.6 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 24.2 +0 +0%
2023 24.2 +0 +0%
2022 24.2 +0 +0%
2021 24.2 +0 +0%
2020 24.2 +0 +0%
2019 24.2 +0 +0%
2018 24.2 +0 +0%
2017 24.2 +0 +0%
2016 24.2 +5.1 +26.7%
2015 19.1 +0.8 +4.37%
2014 18.3 +0.4 +2.23%
2013 17.9 +0.3 +1.7%
2012 17.6 +0.2 +1.15%
2011 17.4 +0.2 +1.16%
2010 17.2 +0.1 +0.58%
2009 17.1 −0.1 −0.58%
2008 17.2 −0.2 −1.15%
2007 17.4 −0.5 −2.79%
2006 17.9 −0.6 −3.24%
2005 18.5 −0.7 −3.65%
2004 19.2 −0.6 −3.03%
2003 19.8 −0.5 −2.46%
2002 20.3 −0.6 −2.87%
2001 20.9 −0.6 −2.79%
2000 21.5 −0.9 −4.02%
1999 22.4 −1 −4.27%
1998 23.4 −1.1 −4.49%
1997 24.5 −1 −3.92%
1996 25.5 −0.8 −3.04%
1995 26.3 −0.5 −1.87%
1994 26.8 −0.5 −1.83%
1993 27.3 −0.5 −1.8%
1992 27.8 −0.8 −2.8%
1991 28.6 −1 −3.38%
1990 29.6 −1.2 −3.9%
1989 30.8 −1.4 −4.35%
1988 32.2 −1.4 −4.17%
1987 33.6 −1.4 −4%
1986 35 −1.3 −3.58%
1985 36.3 −1.3 −3.46%
1984 37.6 −1.4 −3.59%
1983 39 −1.6 −3.94%
1982 40.6 −1.7 −4.02%
1981 42.3 −1.9 −4.3%
1980 44.2 −2 −4.33%
1979 46.2 −1.9 −3.95%
1978 48.1 −1.9 −3.8%
1977 50 −2 −3.85%
1976 52 −1.8 −3.35%
1975 53.8 −1.9 −3.41%
1974 55.7 −1.8 −3.13%
1973 57.5 −1.9 −3.2%
1972 59.4 −1.8 −2.94%
1971 61.2 −1.8 −2.86%
1970 63 −1.7 −2.63%
1969 64.7 −1.5 −2.27%
1968 66.2 −1.3 −1.93%
1967 67.5 −1.3 −1.89%
1966 68.8 −1.4 −1.99%
1965 70.2 −1.4 −1.96%
1964 71.6 −1.7 −2.32%
1963 73.3 −2 −2.66%
1962 75.3 −2.3 −2.96%
1961 77.6 −2.6 −3.24%
1960 80.2 — —

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CL Chile 6.8 UY Uruguay 7.4 AR Argentina 9.5 CO Colombia 11.5 EC Ecuador 12.9 PE Peru 12.9 BR Brazil 14.2 BO Bolivia 15.7 SR Suriname 15.8 PY Paraguay 16.3 VE Venezuela 24.2 GY Guyana 25.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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