Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of neonatal deaths was 52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde, 1976–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 52 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure 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 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 292 | — |
| 1977 | 288 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 283 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 280 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 277 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 280 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 284 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 288 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 291 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 294 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 293 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 291 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 287 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 283 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 283 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 284 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 285 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 284 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 279 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 274 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 268 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 263 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 256 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 245 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 229 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 211 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 198 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 190 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 186 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 183 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 178 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 169 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 165 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 170 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 166 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 147 | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 134 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 123 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 110 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 102 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 93 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 80 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 71 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 63 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 58 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 54 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 52 | -3.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634, 8% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 285.75 | 280 | 292 | 4 |
| 1980s | 286.8 | 277 | 294 | 10 |
| 1990s | 272.1 | 245 | 285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 188.2 | 165 | 229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.6 | 71 | 170 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6 | 52 | 63 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Cape Verde was 52 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 294 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.