Number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of deaths among adolescents was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 10 for number of deaths among adolescents in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde peaked at 43 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 163rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 | — |
| 1991 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 43 | +65.4% |
| 1996 | 27 | -37.2% |
| 1997 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,070, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +65.4% | 26 | 43 |
| 1996 | -37.2% | 43 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6 | 23 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24 | 19 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Cape Verde was 10 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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