What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cape Verde and Iran?

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

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Iran: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Cape Verde

11.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iran

11.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

117th

Iran rank

114th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Cape Verde
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.1 per 1,000 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 117th and Iran ranks 114th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	97.74 per 1,000 live births	153.89 per 1,000 live births	56.14 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1980s	71.1 per 1,000 live births	81.66 per 1,000 live births	10.56 per 1,000 live births	Iran
1990s	51.32 per 1,000 live births	47.58 per 1,000 live births	3.74 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2000s	29.6 per 1,000 live births	27.8 per 1,000 live births	1.8 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2010s	20.22 per 1,000 live births	16.01 per 1,000 live births	4.21 per 1,000 live births	Cape Verde
2020s	12.16 per 1,000 live births	12.14 per 1,000 live births	0.02 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 Iran?: Iran, at 11.3 per 1,000 live births against 11.1 per 1,000 live births in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cape Verde and Iran?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iran?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Iran rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cape Verde ranks 117th and Iran ranks 114th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.