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

Samoa, at 86 deaths against 79 deaths in Cape Verde as of 2023.

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

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 Samoa: Number of children who die before age 5

Cape Verde

79 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

86 deaths

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

168th

Samoa rank

166th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cape Verde
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 86 deaths against 79 deaths in Cape Verde, a difference of 7 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,713 deaths	663.4 deaths	1,049 deaths	Cape Verde
1960s	1,648 deaths	536 deaths	1,112 deaths	Cape Verde
1970s	1,313 deaths	328 deaths	984.6 deaths	Cape Verde
1980s	1,033 deaths	212.3 deaths	820.6 deaths	Cape Verde
1990s	732.5 deaths	148.5 deaths	584 deaths	Cape Verde
2000s	329.2 deaths	114.7 deaths	214.5 deaths	Cape Verde
2010s	181.9 deaths	112 deaths	69.9 deaths	Cape Verde
2020s	89.75 deaths	94 deaths	4.25 deaths	Samoa

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 Samoa?: Samoa, at 86 deaths against 79 deaths in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cape Verde and Samoa?: 7 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cape Verde ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 166th 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.