Number of maternal deaths in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of maternal deaths was 970 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Venezuela, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 970 for number of maternal deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Venezuela peaked at 1,100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 450, in 1985.
That places Venezuela 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 454 | 450 | 460 | 5 |
| 1990s | 481 | 460 | 510 | 10 |
| 2000s | 565 | 500 | 630 | 10 |
| 2010s | 823 | 610 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 977.5 | 910 | 1,100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 278,072 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 281,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 267,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 281,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 266,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 258,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 252,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 266,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Venezuela?
- Number of maternal deaths in Venezuela was 970 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 450 in 1985.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Venezuela ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.