Life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela

Venezuela: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.67 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 215 countries
All-time high
73.35 years
in 2007
All-time low
58.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela stood at 72.67 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela peaked at 73.35 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.38 years, in 1960.

Venezuela ranks 127th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.49 years 58.38 years 63.91 years 10
1970s 66.55 years 64.82 years 68.23 years 10
1980s 69.78 years 68.18 years 70.81 years 10
1990s 71.67 years 70.96 years 72.56 years 10
2000s 72.58 years 71.02 years 73.35 years 10
2010s 72.75 years 71.9 years 73.09 years 10
2020s 72.33 years 71.54 years 72.67 years 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 124 American Samoa 72.99 years compare
  2. 125 Saint Lucia 72.85 years compare
  3. 126 Guatemala 72.75 years compare
  4. 128 Syria 72.56 years compare
  5. 129 Uzbekistan 72.53 years compare
  6. 130 Iraq 72.42 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela was 72.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 73.35 years in 2007.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 58.38 years in 1960.
How does Venezuela rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Venezuela ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.