Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.7222 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.7222 for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde peaked at 0.7222 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3373, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3373 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3442 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3455 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3442 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3432 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3499 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3656 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3943 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4288 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4649 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4946 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5134 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5308 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5491 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5654 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5773 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5817 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5884 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5951 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6022 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6273 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6241 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6175 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6276 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6286 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6497 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6549 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.64 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6574 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6632 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6824 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7089 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7222 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3718 | 0.3373 | 0.4649 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5598 | 0.4946 | 0.6022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6327 | 0.6 | 0.6574 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6993 | 0.6632 | 0.7222 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cape Verde was 0.7222 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7222 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3373 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Cape Verde ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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