What is neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde?

Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde was 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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 100 live births in 1975.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.8036 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

101st

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 1975

All-time low

0.8036 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1975–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1975–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde is 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 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 Cape Verde peaked at 2.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Cape Verde 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	2.2 deaths per 100 live births	5
1980s	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.68 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	0.9633 deaths per 100 live births	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8625 deaths per 100 live births	0.8036 deaths per 100 live births	0.924 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

98 Honduras 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births compare
99 Seychelles 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Mexico 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Solomon Islands 0.8003 deaths per 100 live births compare
103 Tunisia 0.7747 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Uzbekistan 0.765 deaths per 100 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde?: Neonatal mortality rate in Cape Verde was 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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 100 live births in 1975.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8036 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cape Verde rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .