Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belize or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 79 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belize and Cape Verde?

3 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Cape Verde: Number of children who die before age 5

Belize

76 deaths

in 2023

Cape Verde

79 deaths

in 2023

Belize rank

169th

Cape Verde rank

168th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belize
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 79 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize, a difference of 3 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 169th and Cape Verde ranks 168th of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1950s	611 deaths	1,713 deaths	1,102 deaths	Cape Verde
1960s	533.9 deaths	1,648 deaths	1,114 deaths	Cape Verde
1970s	416.3 deaths	1,313 deaths	896.3 deaths	Cape Verde
1980s	331.3 deaths	1,033 deaths	701.6 deaths	Cape Verde
1990s	208.7 deaths	732.5 deaths	523.8 deaths	Cape Verde
2000s	159.7 deaths	329.2 deaths	169.5 deaths	Cape Verde
2010s	119.5 deaths	181.9 deaths	62.4 deaths	Cape Verde
2020s	82 deaths	89.75 deaths	7.75 deaths	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belize or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 79 deaths against 76 deaths in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belize and Cape Verde?: 3 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Cape Verde rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belize ranks 169th and Cape Verde ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.