Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Child mortality rate
Cape Verde
1.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
119th
El Salvador rank
122nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.06 deaths per 100 live births | 13.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.521 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4468 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5145 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1315 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, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .