Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Cape Verde
12.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
116th
Costa Rica rank
118th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159.61 per 1,000 live births | 93.97 per 1,000 live births | 65.64 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 105.19 per 1,000 live births | 53.82 per 1,000 live births | 51.37 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 75.07 per 1,000 live births | 24.18 per 1,000 live births | 50.89 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 54.66 per 1,000 live births | 16.76 per 1,000 live births | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 31.97 per 1,000 live births | 12.79 per 1,000 live births | 19.18 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 22.08 per 1,000 live births | 10.11 per 1,000 live births | 11.97 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 12.1 per 1,000 live births against 11.2 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 116th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.