Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 8.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Cape Verde is 8.04, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Cape Verde peaked at 19.48 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 101st 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.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.74 | — |
| 1991 | 18.64 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.64 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.73 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.89 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 19.12 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 19.36 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.48 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.34 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.86 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 18.13 | -3.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.98 | 18.64 | 19.48 | 10 |
| 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 Cape Verde
- 98 Honduras 8.4 compare
- 99 Seychelles 8.34 compare
- 100 Mexico 8.23 compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 103 Tunisia 7.75 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 7.65 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Cape Verde?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Cape Verde was 8.04 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.48 in 1997.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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