Adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.9794 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde is 0.9794, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde peaked at 4.24 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9794, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.93 | — |
| 1991 | 2.88 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.85 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.8 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.75 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.24 | +54.3% |
| 1996 | 2.63 | -38.0% |
| 1997 | 2.56 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.48 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.32 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.24 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.08 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.01 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.93 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.78 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.49 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9794 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 | 2.4 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.64 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9976 | 0.9794 | 1.02 | 2 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3534 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6815 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Cape Verde was 0.9794 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 1995.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9794 in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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