Cape Verde vs Nicaragua: Mortality rate, under-5
Cape Verde
11.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
11.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
116th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Cape Verde
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 11.2 per 1,000 live births against 11.1 per 1,000 live births in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.24 per 1,000 live births | 184.8 per 1,000 live births | 30.56 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 100.64 per 1,000 live births | 153.48 per 1,000 live births | 52.84 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | 85.46 per 1,000 live births | 14.36 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 51.32 per 1,000 live births | 53.92 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 30.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.92 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 20.22 per 1,000 live births | 18.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.13 per 1,000 live births | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 12.16 per 1,000 live births | 13.54 per 1,000 live births | 1.38 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cape Verde or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 11.2 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 Nicaragua?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 116th 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.