Life expectancy at birth, male in Venezuela
Venezuela: Life expectancy at birth, male was 68.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Venezuela, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 68.89 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Venezuela peaked at 69.58 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 56.52 years, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.72 years | 56.52 years | 62.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.39 years | 62.98 years | 65.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.17 years | 65.5 years | 68.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.64 years | 68.11 years | 69.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.65 years | 67.02 years | 69.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.63 years | 67.56 years | 69.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.51 years | 67.68 years | 68.89 years | 5 |
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More health data for Venezuela
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 281,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 282,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 268,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 282,315 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 269,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 280,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 266,884 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 9.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 264,313 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Venezuela?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Venezuela was 68.89 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 69.58 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.52 years in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Venezuela ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.