Number of under-five deaths, female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of under-five deaths, female was 4,628 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Venezuela, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 4,628 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Venezuela peaked at 12,854 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4,361, in 2009.
Venezuela ranks 54th 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, female in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12,854 | — |
| 1961 | 12,674 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 12,540 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 12,425 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 12,334 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 12,285 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 12,242 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 12,178 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 12,106 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 11,973 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 11,798 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 11,585 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 11,359 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 11,156 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 10,976 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 10,789 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 10,631 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 10,430 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 10,229 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 9,985 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 9,725 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 9,438 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 9,164 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 8,917 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 8,712 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 8,520 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 8,336 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 8,150 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 7,913 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7,637 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 7,354 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 7,109 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 6,979 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6,845 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,685 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 6,525 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 6,309 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 6,068 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 5,796 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 5,549 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 5,330 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 5,228 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5,183 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5,055 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4,876 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4,722 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 4,601 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,467 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,388 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4,361 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,364 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,419 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,482 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,544 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4,582 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,753 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6,090 | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 5,977 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,752 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,379 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 5,009 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 4,779 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 4,657 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 4,609 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 4,628 | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 4,628 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 4,628 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 353, 13.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female 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 | +28.1% | 4,753 | 6,090 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,361 | 11,973 | 12,854 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,894 | 9,985 | 11,798 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,651 | 7,637 | 9,725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,522 | 5,549 | 7,354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,821 | 4,361 | 5,330 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,034 | 4,364 | 6,090 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,736 | 4,609 | 5,009 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Venezuela?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Venezuela was 4,628 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 12,854 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,361 in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Venezuela ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.