Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.8808 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde is 0.8808, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde peaked at 4.62 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8808, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7 | — |
| 1991 | 2.69 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.67 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.65 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.62 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.62 | +76.6% |
| 1996 | 2.54 | -45.1% |
| 1997 | 2.48 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.35 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.27 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.12 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.82 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.67 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.34 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.983 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9475 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9133 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8808 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 | 2.35 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 1.6 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.06 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9491 | 0.8808 | 1.02 | 5 |
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- 127 Argentina 0.9004 compare
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- 132 Tajikistan 0.8743 compare
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8599 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Cape Verde was 0.8808 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 1995.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8808 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Cape Verde ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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