Number of under-five deaths, male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of under-five deaths, male was 5,762 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5,762
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
15,594
in 1960
All-time low
5,685
in 2010
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 5,762 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Venezuela peaked at 15,594 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5,685, 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, male in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,594 | — |
| 1961 | 15,422 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 15,280 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 15,191 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 15,126 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 15,084 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 15,040 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 14,993 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 14,905 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 14,767 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 14,581 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 14,342 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 14,081 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 13,864 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 13,668 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 13,486 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 13,289 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 13,105 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 12,872 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 12,612 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 12,284 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 11,947 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 11,607 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 11,314 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 11,060 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 10,816 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 10,624 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10,392 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 10,100 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 9,765 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 9,453 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 9,209 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 8,949 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 8,779 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 8,694 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 8,551 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8,324 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 8,025 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 7,724 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 7,426 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 7,148 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 6,937 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6,774 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 6,625 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6,425 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 6,243 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6,104 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 5,937 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5,778 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,692 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5,685 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5,755 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,864 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5,931 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6,009 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,204 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 7,616 | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 7,478 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 7,195 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 6,721 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 6,248 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 5,957 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5,798 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5,740 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 5,762 | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 5,762 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 5,762 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 12.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,140 | 14,767 | 15,594 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,590 | 12,612 | 14,581 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,991 | 9,765 | 12,284 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,513 | 7,426 | 9,453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,366 | 5,692 | 7,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,446 | 5,685 | 7,616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,901 | 5,740 | 6,248 | 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, male in Venezuela?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Venezuela was 5,762 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, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 15,594 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,685 in 2010.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Venezuela ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.