Infant Mortality Rate: Venezuela

Analysis# Venezuela Infant Mortality Rate Venezuela's infant mortality rate stands at 21.2 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting substantial progress from its 1960 peak of 58.6 deaths per 1,000 births—a 63.8% decline over six decades. The country achieved its lowest rate of 14.4 per 1,000 births in 2008, demonstrating the potential of improved healthcare infrastructure and living conditions during that period. A sharp reversal occurred between 2015 and 2016, when the rate climbed from 16.5 to 21.2 per 1,000 births. Since 2016, the metric has remained flat at 21.2 through 2024, indicating stalled progress or deteriorating conditions that have prevented further improvements. This plateau suggests systemic challenges have halted the downward trajectory that characterized earlier decades, warranting continued monitoring of infant health outcomes.