Cabo Verde vs Costa Rica: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Cabo Verde
11.14 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
10.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cabo Verde rank
125th
Costa Rica rank
126th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cabo Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cabo Verde currently reports 11.14 per 1,000 live births against 10.41 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.73 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cabo Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cabo Verde has been ahead every year.
Cabo Verde ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 213 countries.
Cabo Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 11.65 per 1,000 live births | 17.95 per 1,000 live births | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 20.22 per 1,000 live births | 9.41 per 1,000 live births | 10.81 per 1,000 live births | Cabo Verde |
| 2020s | 12.17 per 1,000 live births | 9.87 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | Cabo Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Cabo Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cabo Verde, at 11.14 per 1,000 live births against 10.41 per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Cabo Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.73 per 1,000 live births, with Cabo Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cabo Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Cabo Verde ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.