Cape Verde vs Samoa: Number of child deaths by region
Cape Verde
72
in 2024
Samoa
82
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
164th
Samoa rank
162nd
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 82 against 72 in Cape Verde, a difference of 10.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,581 | 534.1 | 1,046 | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 1,255 | 328.2 | 926.4 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1,010 | 213.8 | 796 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 743.4 | 149 | 594.4 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 339.7 | 113.5 | 226.2 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 190.2 | 110.2 | 80 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 81.2 | 90 | 8.8 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 82 against 72 in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 10, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.