What is neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde?

Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde was 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 2.2 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1975.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.

How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Cape Verde ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde
Creator: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

103rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.2 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 1975

All-time low

0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1975–2023

Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1975–2023

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths per 1000 live births.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde peaked at 2.2 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births, in 2023.

Cape Verde ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.1 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.02 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.2 Deaths per 1000 live births	5
1980s	1.97 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.87 Deaths per 1000 live births	2 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
1990s	1.86 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.83 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.91 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2000s	1.67 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.61 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.79 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2010s	1.29 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9639 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.63 Deaths per 1000 live births	10
2020s	0.878 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.9253 Deaths per 1000 live births	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

100 Seychelles 0.851 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
101 Nicaragua 0.841 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
102 Tunisia 0.8362 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
104 Solomon Islands 0.8313 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
105 Peru 0.776 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
106 Uzbekistan 0.7618 Deaths per 1000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Cape Verde

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,342 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,727 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,359 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,417 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,811 (2025)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde?: Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde was 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 2.2 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1975.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8323 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.
How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Cape Verde ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.