Venezuela, RB sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 72.8 years of life, 125th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Venezuela, RB, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.8 yrs | 125 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 8.3 /1,000 | 91 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.7 /1,000 | 92 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.6 yrs | 64 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 111 /1,000 | 25 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.8 yrs | 20 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 75.2 men/100 women | 72 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 21.2 /1,000 | 64 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 227 /100k | 33 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 18.7 % | 94 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.6 /100k | 67 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 39.0 /100k | 3 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.0 L | 134 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.7 % | 96 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $186 | 132 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,218 | 144 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Venezuela, RB's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd highest road-traffic deaths in the world (39.0 /100k) and the 20th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (7.8 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Venezuela, RB; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.