Life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela
Venezuela: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Venezuela, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 124 American Samoa 72.99 years compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 72.85 years compare
- 126 Guatemala 72.75 years compare
- 128 Syria 72.56 years compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 72.53 years compare
- 130 Iraq 72.42 years compare
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, 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
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.