Children died before five per woman in Venezuela

Venezuela: Children died before five per woman was 0.0518 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0518
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
76th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.41
in 1933
All-time low
0.0424
in 2011
Years of data
94
1930–2024

Children died before five per woman in Venezuela, 1930–2024

00.511.5193019772024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Venezuela is 0.0518, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Venezuela peaked at 1.41 in 1933 and was at its lowest, 0.0424, in 2011.

Venezuela ranks 76th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Venezuela, 1930 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1930 1.34 —
1931 1.38 +2.7%
1933 1.41 +2.5%
1934 1.38 -2.4%
1935 1.17 -14.7%
1936 1.15 -2.4%
1937 1.16 +1.1%
1938 1.2 +4.1%
1939 1.14 -5.2%
1940 1.04 -8.5%
1941 1.04 -0.3%
1942 0.9851 -5.5%
1943 0.9326 -5.3%
1944 1.03 +10.0%
1945 0.8448 -17.7%
1946 0.8856 +4.8%
1947 0.8717 -1.6%
1948 0.8852 +1.5%
1949 0.8391 -5.2%
1950 0.7086 -15.6%
1951 0.7865 +11.0%
1952 0.7501 -4.6%
1953 0.7146 -4.7%
1954 0.6821 -4.5%
1955 0.6517 -4.4%
1956 0.623 -4.4%
1957 0.5954 -4.4%
1958 0.5689 -4.4%
1959 0.5389 -5.3%
1960 0.5101 -5.4%
1961 0.4885 -4.2%
1962 0.4691 -4.0%
1963 0.4514 -3.8%
1964 0.4348 -3.7%
1965 0.4194 -3.6%
1966 0.4039 -3.7%
1967 0.3881 -3.9%
1968 0.3715 -4.3%
1969 0.3537 -4.8%
1970 0.3354 -5.2%
1971 0.3168 -5.5%
1972 0.2988 -5.7%
1973 0.2821 -5.6%
1974 0.2667 -5.5%
1975 0.2522 -5.4%
1976 0.2384 -5.5%
1977 0.2249 -5.7%
1978 0.2116 -5.9%
1979 0.1984 -6.2%
1980 0.1856 -6.5%
1981 0.1737 -6.4%
1982 0.1629 -6.2%
1983 0.1535 -5.7%
1984 0.1453 -5.4%
1985 0.1377 -5.2%
1986 0.1304 -5.3%
1987 0.1231 -5.6%
1988 0.1159 -5.9%
1989 0.1087 -6.2%
1990 0.102 -6.1%
1991 0.0963 -5.6%
1992 0.0916 -4.9%
1993 0.0878 -4.3%
1994 0.0844 -3.8%
1995 0.081 -4.1%
1996 0.0769 -5.0%
1997 0.0726 -5.7%
1998 0.0682 -6.0%
1999 0.0642 -5.9%
2000 0.0607 -5.4%
2001 0.058 -4.5%
2002 0.0557 -3.9%
2003 0.0535 -4.1%
2004 0.051 -4.5%
2005 0.0486 -4.7%
2006 0.0465 -4.5%
2007 0.0447 -3.8%
2008 0.0434 -2.8%
2009 0.0428 -1.6%
2010 0.0425 -0.7%
2011 0.0424 -0.2%
2012 0.0425 +0.3%
2013 0.0428 +0.7%
2014 0.0432 +1.0%
2015 0.0447 +3.5%
2016 0.0561 +25.3%
2017 0.0555 -1.0%
2018 0.055 -1.0%
2019 0.0545 -0.9%
2020 0.054 -0.9%
2021 0.0535 -0.9%
2022 0.0528 -1.4%
2023 0.0523 -0.9%
2024 0.0518 -0.9%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.0518 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.0518 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +25.3% 0.0447 0.0561

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 1.26 1.14 1.41 9
1940s 0.9357 0.8391 1.04 10
1950s 0.662 0.5389 0.7865 10
1960s 0.4291 0.3537 0.5101 10
1970s 0.2625 0.1984 0.3354 10
1980s 0.1437 0.1087 0.1856 10
1990s 0.0825 0.0642 0.102 10
2000s 0.0505 0.0428 0.0607 10
2010s 0.0479 0.0424 0.0561 10
2020s 0.0529 0.0518 0.054 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0542 compare
  2. 74 Guatemala 0.0535 compare
  3. 75 Samoa 0.0535 compare
  4. 77 Algeria 0.0517 compare
  5. 78 Vanuatu 0.0516 compare
  6. 79 Nepal 0.0477 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Venezuela?
Children died before five per woman in Venezuela was 0.0518 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 1933.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 in 2011.
How does Venezuela rank for children died before five per woman?
Venezuela ranks 76th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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