Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Cape Verde
11.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
10 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
117th
El Salvador rank
120th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 11.1 per 1,000 live births against 10 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.24 per 1,000 live births | 181.81 per 1,000 live births | 27.57 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 100.64 per 1,000 live births | 136.69 per 1,000 live births | 36.05 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | 85.58 per 1,000 live births | 14.48 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 51.32 per 1,000 live births | 46.08 per 1,000 live births | 5.24 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 25.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.46 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 20.22 per 1,000 live births | 15.07 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 12.16 per 1,000 live births | 10.82 per 1,000 live births | 1.34 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, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 11.1 per 1,000 live births against 10 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 120th 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.