Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cape Verde or Réunion?

Cape Verde, at 63 deaths against 61 deaths in Réunion as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cape Verde and Réunion?

2 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Réunion: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cape Verde

63 deaths

in 2023

Réunion

61 deaths

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

169th

Réunion rank

170th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cape Verde
Réunion

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 63 deaths against 61 deaths in Réunion, a difference of 2 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 169th and Réunion ranks 170th 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	1,186 deaths	1,569 deaths	382.4 deaths	Réunion
1960s	1,173 deaths	1,138 deaths	34.6 deaths	Cape Verde
1970s	1,005 deaths	516.6 deaths	488.8 deaths	Cape Verde
1980s	817.4 deaths	134.7 deaths	682.7 deaths	Cape Verde
1990s	585.5 deaths	97.3 deaths	488.2 deaths	Cape Verde
2000s	268.8 deaths	99.5 deaths	169.3 deaths	Cape Verde
2010s	149.1 deaths	76.8 deaths	72.3 deaths	Cape Verde
2020s	70.75 deaths	65.75 deaths	5 deaths	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cape Verde or Réunion?: Cape Verde, at 63 deaths against 61 deaths in Réunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cape Verde and Réunion?: 2 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 infants who die before age 1?: Cape Verde ranks 169th and Réunion ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.