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

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

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

3 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

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.

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

Cape Verde

79 deaths

in 2023

Réunion

76 deaths

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

168th

Réunion rank

169th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cape Verde
Réunion

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.

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

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Réunion in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,713 deaths	2,326 deaths	613.2 deaths	Réunion
1960s	1,648 deaths	1,518 deaths	130 deaths	Cape Verde
1970s	1,313 deaths	645.7 deaths	666.9 deaths	Cape Verde
1980s	1,033 deaths	167.8 deaths	865.1 deaths	Cape Verde
1990s	732.5 deaths	117 deaths	615.5 deaths	Cape Verde
2000s	329.2 deaths	116.6 deaths	212.6 deaths	Cape Verde
2010s	181.9 deaths	96.5 deaths	85.4 deaths	Cape Verde
2020s	89.75 deaths	80.5 deaths	9.25 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, Cape Verde or Réunion?: Cape Verde, at 79 deaths against 76 deaths in Réunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cape Verde and Réunion?: 3 deaths, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Réunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Réunion rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cape Verde ranks 168th and Réunion ranks 169th 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.