Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Mortality rate, under-5
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 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.