Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 103 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
103
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
155th
of 204 countries
All-time high
376
in 1971
All-time low
103
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde stood at 103. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde peaked at 376 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 103, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 218 | — |
| 1951 | 225 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 233 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 241 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 250 | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 258 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 262 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 282 | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 288 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 290 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 308 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 314 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 318 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 321 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 322 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 322 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 314 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 326 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 334 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 363 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 358 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 376 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 342 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 328 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 304 | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 298 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 288 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 279 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 270 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 262 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 261 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 263 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 270 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 279 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 284 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 285 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 281 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 272 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 260 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 252 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 238 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 231 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 224 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 219 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 217 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 227 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 217 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 220 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 219 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 227 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 226 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 226 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 227 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 225 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 223 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 220 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 216 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 209 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 200 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 191 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 180 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 167 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 163 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 153 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 144 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 135 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 127 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 118 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 109 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 103 | -5.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 103 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 681.5, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 103 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,844, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 254.7 | 218 | 290 | 10 |
| 1960s | 324.2 | 308 | 363 | 10 |
| 1970s | 310.5 | 262 | 376 | 10 |
| 1980s | 270.7 | 252 | 285 | 10 |
| 1990s | 223.9 | 217 | 238 | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.3 | 191 | 227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.9 | 103 | 180 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Cape Verde was 103 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 376 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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