Child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Child mortality vs population growth was 0.7271 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7271
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.21
in 1978
All-time low
0.6921
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde stood at 0.7271.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde peaked at 3.21 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.6921, in 2021.
Cape Verde ranks 123rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.72 | 2.63 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 | 2.73 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.05 | 2.74 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 | 3.16 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2.24 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.43 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 0.9284 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.722 | 0.6921 | 0.7434 | 4 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde?
- Child mortality vs population growth in Cape Verde was 0.7271 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 1978.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6921 in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for child mortality vs population growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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