What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?

0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Youth mortality rate

Cape Verde

1.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Costa Rica

1.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

121st

Costa Rica rank

123rd

Youth mortality rate over time

Cape Verde
Costa Rica

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.3 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 199 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.64 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	4.5 deaths per 100 live births	Cape Verde
1990s	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.86 deaths per 100 live births	Cape Verde
2000s	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	Cape Verde
2010s	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	Cape Verde
2020s	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	0.2358 deaths per 100 live births	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?: Cape Verde, at 1.3 deaths per 100 live births against 1.24 deaths per 100 live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?: 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Cape Verde ranks 121st and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.