Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of neonatal deaths was 103 deaths in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
103 deaths
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
155th
of 204 countries
All-time high
376 deaths
in 1971
All-time low
103 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde stood at 103 deaths. 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 in Cape Verde peaked at 376 deaths in 1971 and was at its lowest, 103 deaths, 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 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 218 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 225 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 233 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 241 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 250 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 258 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 262 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 282 deaths | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 288 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 290 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 308 deaths | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 314 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 318 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 321 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 322 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 322 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 314 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 326 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 334 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 363 deaths | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 358 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 376 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 342 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 328 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 304 deaths | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 298 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 288 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 279 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 270 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 262 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 261 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 263 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 270 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 279 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 284 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 285 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 281 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 272 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 260 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 252 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 238 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 231 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 224 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 219 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 217 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 227 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 217 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 220 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 219 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 227 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 226 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 226 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 227 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 225 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 223 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 220 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 216 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 209 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 200 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 191 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 180 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 167 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 163 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 153 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 144 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 135 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 127 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 118 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 109 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 103 deaths | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 254.7 deaths | 218 deaths | 290 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 324.2 deaths | 308 deaths | 363 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 310.5 deaths | 262 deaths | 376 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 270.7 deaths | 252 deaths | 285 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 223.9 deaths | 217 deaths | 238 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.3 deaths | 191 deaths | 227 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.9 deaths | 103 deaths | 180 deaths | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde was 103 deaths in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 376 deaths in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 deaths in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.