Cape Verde vs Ecuador: Infant mortality rate
Cape Verde
1.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ecuador
1.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
113th
Ecuador rank
111th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ecuador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 113th and Ecuador ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.75 deaths per 100 live births | 14.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5209 deaths per 100 live births | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5863 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5036 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4993 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0326 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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ecuador?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Ecuador rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th and Ecuador ranks 111th 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 .