Cape Verde vs Colombia: Infant mortality rate
Cape Verde
1.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
113th
Colombia rank
114th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.06 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 114th 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 | 11.85 deaths per 100 live births | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7542 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6044 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4278 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0356 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cape Verde or Colombia?
- Cape Verde, at 1.06 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde 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 infant mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th and Colombia ranks 114th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .