Infant mortality rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Infant mortality rate was 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1945–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.06 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cape Verde peaked at 15.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.06 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.47 deaths per 100 live births | 13.77 deaths per 100 live births | 15.2 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1950s | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 11.41 deaths per 100 live births | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 110 Peru 1.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 111 Ecuador 1.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 112 Belize 1.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 114 Colombia 1.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 115 Iran 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Cape 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 infant mortality rate in Cape Verde?
- Infant mortality rate in Cape Verde was 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for infant mortality rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .