Cape Verde vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Child mortality by sex

Cape Verde
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.19 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
118th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
119th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 118th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 10.22 deaths per 100 live births 15.28 deaths per 100 live births 5.06 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 7.51 deaths per 100 live births 8.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.6909 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 5.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.85 deaths per 100 live births 0.6187 deaths per 100 live births Cape Verde
2000s 3.2 deaths per 100 live births 2.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.3332 deaths per 100 live births Cape Verde
2010s 2.21 deaths per 100 live births 1.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.5405 deaths per 100 live births Cape Verde
2020s 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 1.27 deaths per 100 live births 0.0554 deaths per 100 live births Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Cape Verde or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Cape Verde, at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births against 1.19 deaths per 100 live births in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Cape Verde and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Cape Verde ranks 118th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .