Cape Verde vs Colombia: Child mortality rate by sex
Cape Verde
1.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia
1.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
118th
Colombia rank
116th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.01 deaths per 100 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 118th and Colombia ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6 deaths per 100 live births | 14.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 14.84 deaths per 100 live births | 11.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7791 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4237 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0039 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Cape Verde or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 1.01 deaths per 100 live births in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Colombia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th and Colombia ranks 116th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .