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HEALTH PROFILE: Venezuela

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Venezuela VENEZUELA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Venezuela
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Venezuela VENEZUELA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    78.2
    99
    71
    Age 5
    72.2
    80.2
    91
    54
    Age 10
    72.3
    80.3
    91
    54
    Age 15
    72.4
    80.4
    91
    53
    Age 20
    73.2
    80.6
    86
    53
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.8
    73
    52
    Age 30
    75.2
    81.0
    72
    51
    Age 35
    75.9
    81.2
    62
    49
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.5
    61
    49
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    60
    49
    Age 50
    77.7
    82.3
    59
    46
    Age 55
    78.6
    82.9
    60
    45
    Age 60
    79.7
    83.6
    60
    45
    Age 65
    81.3
    84.8
    56
    43
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.9
    56
    42
    Age 75
    85.0
    87.2
    60
    44
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.9
    65
    51
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.3
    62
    36
    Venezuela VENEZUELA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.32
    110
    2. Violence
    64.65
    3
    3. Stroke
    45.07
    136
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.42
    57
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.75
    26
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.48
    95
    7. HIV/AIDS
    26.13
    37
    8. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.78
    99
    10. Lung Disease
    19.28
    108
    11. Hypertension
    19.28
    86
    12. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    13. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.91
    10
    16. Low Birth Weight
    8.87
    47
    17. Liver Disease
    8.36
    138
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7.94
    3
    19. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    21. Other Injuries
    6.32
    114
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.21
    79
    23. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    27. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    28. Falls
    3.17
    144
    29. Birth Trauma
    3.10
    81
    30. Chagas disease
    3.08
    2
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.78
    122
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.72
    99
    33. Malnutrition
    2.41
    81
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.20
    159
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.18
    178
    36. Suicide
    2.10
    178
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.55
    131
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.53
    77
    42. Epilepsy
    1.48
    102
    43. Malaria
    1.44
    45
    44. Drownings
    1.38
    135
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    47. Asthma
    1.13
    125
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    175
    49. Meningitis
    0.94
    82
    50. Drug Use
    0.81
    130
    Venezuela VENEZUELA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,905
    17.07
    2. Violence
    18,132
    11.50
    3. Stroke
    12,133
    7.70
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,176
    7.09
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,127
    7.06
    6. HIV/AIDS
    7,490
    4.75
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,188
    4.56
    8. Kidney Disease
    5,932
    3.76
    9. Hypertension
    5,195
    3.30
    10. Lung Disease
    5,150
    3.27
    11. Lung Cancers
    3,900
    2.47
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,088
    1.96
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,848
    1.81
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,846
    1.81
    15. Breast Cancer
    2,563
    1.63
    16. Liver Disease
    2,340
    1.48
    17. Stomach Cancer
    2,175
    1.38
    18. Other Neoplasms
    2,167
    1.37
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,037
    1.29
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,986
    1.26
    21. Other Injuries
    1,693
    1.07
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,359
    0.86
    23. Lymphomas
    1,248
    0.79
    24. Birth Trauma
    1,087
    0.69
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,082
    0.69
      Deaths %
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,029
    0.65
    27. Leukemia
    1,007
    0.64
    28. Falls
    865
    0.55
    29. Chagas disease
    826
    0.52
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    760
    0.48
    31. Tuberculosis
    748
    0.47
    32. Malnutrition
    629
    0.40
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    599
    0.38
    34. Suicide
    585
    0.37
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    572
    0.36
    36. Ovary Cancer
    563
    0.36
    37. Skin Cancers
    553
    0.35
    38. Oral Cancer
    544
    0.35
    39. Maternal Conditions
    422
    0.27
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    418
    0.27
    41. Epilepsy
    411
    0.26
    42. Malaria
    402
    0.26
    43. Drownings
    388
    0.25
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    370
    0.23
    45. Bladder Cancer
    365
    0.23
    46. Asthma
    311
    0.20
    47. Uterin Cancer
    309
    0.20
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.16
    49. Meningitis
    251
    0.16
    50. Drug Use
    225
    0.14
    Venezuela VENEZUELA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    7. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    Venezuela VENEZUELA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    3.6
    121
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    22.4
    28.6
    56
    54
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.93
    103
    Venezuela VENEZUELA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    2000
    68.4
    77.1
    72.5
    77
    45
    62
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    2019
    69.9
    78.2
    73.9
    99
    71
    90
    Venezuela VENEZUELA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    29.069m
    50
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    86
    Population 0-14
    25.7%
    93
    Population 15-64
    66.2%
    72
    Population 65 +
    8.2%
    83
    Birth Rate / 1000
    17.27
    88
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.81
    106
    Fertility Rate
    2.24
    79
    Infant Mortality
    22.23
    76
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    69
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    74
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.99
    104
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.84
    68
    Net Migration
    14.22
    3
    Population Growth
    2.46%
    22
    Literacy Total
    97.1%
    73
    Literacy Male
    97.0%
    64
    Literacy Female
    97.2%
    50
    Unemployment
    6.9%
    90
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    73.9
    90
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.4
    93
    GDP per Capita USD
    $7,704
    123

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    552,695
    5,856
    4/1/24
    Venezuela COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Venezuela causes.

     
     
    Venezuela COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Venezuela COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.