Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of neonatal deaths was 52 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde, 1976–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde is 52 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde peaked at 294 deaths in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52 deaths, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 160th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 292 deaths | — |
| 1977 | 288 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 283 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 280 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 277 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 280 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 284 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 288 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 291 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 294 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 293 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 291 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 287 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 283 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 283 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 284 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 285 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 284 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 279 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 274 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 268 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 263 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 256 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 245 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 229 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 211 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 198 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 190 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 186 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 183 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 178 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 173 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 169 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 165 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 170 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 166 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 147 deaths | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 134 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 123 deaths | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 110 deaths | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 102 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 93 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 80 deaths | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 71 deaths | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 63 deaths | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 58 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 56 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 54 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 52 deaths | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 285.75 deaths | 280 deaths | 292 deaths | 4 |
| 1980s | 286.8 deaths | 277 deaths | 294 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 272.1 deaths | 245 deaths | 285 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 188.2 deaths | 165 deaths | 229 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.6 deaths | 71 deaths | 170 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6 deaths | 52 deaths | 63 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde was 52 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 294 deaths in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 deaths in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cape Verde ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .