Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 1.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.86 for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde peaked at 8.49 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.86, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 132nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.13 | — |
| 1991 | 5.12 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.1 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.08 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.03 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.49 | +68.7% |
| 1996 | 4.9 | -42.2% |
| 1997 | 4.81 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.57 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 4.44 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.31 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.17 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.03 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.76 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.63 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.49 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.35 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.21 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.08 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.83 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.52 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.43 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.27 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.19 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.12 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.05 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.98 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.92 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.86 | -3.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.66, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +68.7% | 5.03 | 8.49 |
| 1996 | -42.2% | 8.49 | 4.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 | 4.57 | 8.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.21 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.19 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.86 | 2.12 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Cape Verde was 1.86 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.49 in 1995.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- Cape Verde ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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