Child mortality rate in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Child mortality rate was 1.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Cabo Verde, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cabo Verde is 1.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cabo Verde peaked at 17.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2019.
That places Cabo Verde 84th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 9.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
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More health data for Cabo Verde
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,021 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,742 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 173,021 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Cabo Verde?
- Child mortality rate in Cabo Verde was 1.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for child mortality rate?
- Cabo Verde ranks 84th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five