What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cape Verde and Mexico?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mexico?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Mexico: Mortality rate, neonatal

Cape Verde

8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mexico

8.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

100th

Mexico rank

99th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Cape Verde
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 8.2 per 1,000 live births against 8 per 1,000 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mexico ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 99th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.08 per 1,000 live births	33.82 per 1,000 live births	12.74 per 1,000 live births	Mexico
1980s	19.82 per 1,000 live births	26.01 per 1,000 live births	6.19 per 1,000 live births	Mexico
1990s	18.97 per 1,000 live births	18.72 per 1,000 live births	0.25 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2000s	16.82 per 1,000 live births	10.56 per 1,000 live births	6.26 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2010s	12.89 per 1,000 live births	8.84 per 1,000 live births	4.05 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2020s	8.6 per 1,000 live births	8.8 per 1,000 live births	0.2 per 1,000 live births	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Cape Verde or Mexico?: Mexico, at 8.2 per 1,000 live births against 8 per 1,000 live births in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cape Verde and Mexico?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mexico?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Mexico rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Cape Verde ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 99th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.