Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde is 1.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde peaked at 4.2 per 1,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000, in 2022.
That places Cape Verde 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +75.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -38.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.4 per 1,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 per 1,000, 70% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.4 per 1,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.05 per 1,000, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 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 | +75.0% | 2.4 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 |
| 1996 | -38.1% | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.58 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 127 Georgia 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 127 Syrian Arab Republic 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 127 United States of America 1.5 per 1,000 compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 1.4 per 1,000 compare
- 130 El Salvador 1.4 per 1,000 compare
- 130 Kosovo 1.4 per 1,000 compare
- 130 New Zealand 1.4 per 1,000 compare
- 130 Türkiye 1.4 per 1,000 compare
- 130 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.4 per 1,000 compare
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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female in Cape Verde was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 per 1,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying female adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 female adolescents age 15, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.