Neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Neonatal mortality ihme was 0.95 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.95
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
86th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4.09
in 1971
All-time low
0.95
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.95 for neonatal mortality ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde peaked at 4.09 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.95, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 86th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.22 | — |
| 1951 | 3.2 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.16 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 3.12 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.1 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 3.09 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.06 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 3.21 | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 3.22 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 3.19 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 3.35 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 3.37 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.38 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.39 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.38 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.39 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.31 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.46 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 3.56 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 3.91 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 3.87 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 4.09 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 3.74 | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.58 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 3.31 | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 3.04 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 2.89 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 2.75 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 2.6 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 2.51 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.46 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.44 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.45 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.37 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.21 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 2.16 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.05 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.98 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.91 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.85 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.88 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.78 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.81 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.64 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.52 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.46 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.18 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.95 | -5.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.79, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.39, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.16 | 3.06 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.45 | 3.31 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.31 | 2.6 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.16 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.52 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0.95 | 1.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Cape Verde was 0.95 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 in 1971.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Cape Verde ranks 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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