Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Cape Verde
1.11 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
120th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2299 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 1.11 deaths per 100 live births against 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 120th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .