Neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Neonatal mortality rate was 8.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde stood at 8.04. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde peaked at 18.13 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 2024.
Cabo Verde ranks 14th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.13 | — |
| 2001 | 17.09 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.47 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.24 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.49 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.78 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.95 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.76 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.36 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.77 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 15.04 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 14.19 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 13.25 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 12.31 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.46 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.73 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 10.12 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 9.63 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9.24 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.91 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.61 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.33 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.04 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.81 | 16.2 | 18.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.89 | 9.63 | 16.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 | 8.04 | 9.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More health data for Cabo Verde
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 4.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.14 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.63 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 47 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 3.34 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 40.04 (2023)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.4104 (2024)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.4% (2022)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.4676 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Cabo Verde was 8.04 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.13 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 2024.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cabo Verde ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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