Children died before five per woman in Venezuela
Venezuela: Children died before five per woman was 0.0518 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Venezuela, 1930–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +25.3% | 0.0447 | 0.0561 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
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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