What is number of under-five deaths in Venezuela?

Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela was 10,390 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 28,448 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 10,049 in 2010.

How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths?

Venezuela ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Venezuela data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Venezuela: Number of under-five deaths was 10,390 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

10,390

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

53rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

28,448

in 1960

All-time low

10,049

in 2010

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 10,390 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Venezuela peaked at 28,448 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10,049, in 2010.

Venezuela ranks 53rd of 195 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27,501	26,740	28,448	10
1970s	24,484	22,597	26,379	10
1980s	19,642	17,402	22,009	10
1990s	15,035	12,975	16,807	10
2000s	11,187	10,053	12,478	10
2010s	11,480	10,049	13,706	10
2020s	10,637	10,349	11,257	5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

50 Haiti 13,583 compare
51 Iran 13,192 compare
52 Uzbekistan 12,452 compare
54 Turkey 10,356 compare
55 Papua New Guinea 10,037 compare
56 Syria 9,991 compare

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Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 266,884 (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Venezuela?: Number of under-five deaths in Venezuela was 10,390 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 28,448 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 10,049 in 2010.
How does Venezuela rank for number of under-five deaths?: Venezuela ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.