Cape Verde vs Peru: Infant mortality rate
Cape Verde
1.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Peru
1.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
113th
Peru rank
110th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.1 deaths per 100 live births against 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Peru ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 113th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.85 deaths per 100 live births | 17.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1960s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 10.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6428 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2449 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4235 deaths per 100 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0085 deaths per 100 live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cape Verde or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.1 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 Peru?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Peru?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Peru rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th and Peru ranks 110th 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .