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Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Youth mortality rate was 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.3 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 1988
All-time low
1.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1988–2024

2461988200620241988: 6.8 deaths per 100 live births1989: 6.5 deaths per 100 live births1990: 6.1 deaths per 100 live births1991: 6 deaths per 100 live births1992: 5.9 deaths per 100 live births1993: 5.9 deaths per 100 live births1994: 5.9 deaths per 100 live births1995: 6.2 deaths per 100 live births1996: 5.6 deaths per 100 live births1997: 5.3 deaths per 100 live births1998: 4.9 deaths per 100 live births1999: 4.4 deaths per 100 live births2000: 4 deaths per 100 live births2001: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births2002: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births2003: 3.3 deaths per 100 live births2004: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2005: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2006: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2007: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2008: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2009: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2010: 3 deaths per 100 live births2011: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births2012: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births2013: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births2014: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births2015: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births2016: 2 deaths per 100 live births2017: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births2018: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2019: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2020: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2021: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2022: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2023: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2024: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 1.3 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Cape Verde peaked at 6.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Cape Verde ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1988 6.81 deaths per 100 live births —
1989 6.47 deaths per 100 live births -5.1%
1990 6.12 deaths per 100 live births -5.3%
1991 5.98 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
1992 5.94 deaths per 100 live births -0.7%
1993 5.94 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1994 5.92 deaths per 100 live births -0.3%
1995 6.17 deaths per 100 live births +4.2%
1996 5.63 deaths per 100 live births -8.7%
1997 5.3 deaths per 100 live births -6.0%
1998 4.88 deaths per 100 live births -7.8%
1999 4.44 deaths per 100 live births -9.1%
2000 4.03 deaths per 100 live births -9.3%
2001 3.69 deaths per 100 live births -8.3%
2002 3.45 deaths per 100 live births -6.5%
2003 3.29 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
2004 3.2 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2005 3.17 deaths per 100 live births -1.2%
2006 3.15 deaths per 100 live births -0.4%
2007 3.14 deaths per 100 live births -0.3%
2008 3.12 deaths per 100 live births -0.8%
2009 3.06 deaths per 100 live births -1.8%
2010 2.97 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2011 2.85 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2012 2.7 deaths per 100 live births -5.3%
2013 2.53 deaths per 100 live births -6.4%
2014 2.34 deaths per 100 live births -7.3%
2015 2.16 deaths per 100 live births -7.7%
2016 2 deaths per 100 live births -7.7%
2017 1.85 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2018 1.73 deaths per 100 live births -6.6%
2019 1.63 deaths per 100 live births -5.9%
2020 1.54 deaths per 100 live births -5.3%
2021 1.47 deaths per 100 live births -4.7%
2022 1.41 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
2023 1.35 deaths per 100 live births -4.0%
2024 1.3 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 1.3 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 deaths per 100 live births, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 1.3 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.18 deaths per 100 live births, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.64 deaths per 100 live births 6.47 deaths per 100 live births 6.81 deaths per 100 live births 2
1990s 5.63 deaths per 100 live births 4.44 deaths per 100 live births 6.17 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 3.06 deaths per 100 live births 4.03 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 2.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births 2.97 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 1.54 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 118 Jordan 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 119 Colombia 1.39 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 120 Thailand 1.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 122 Oman 1.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 123 Costa Rica 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 124 Libya 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Cape Verde?
Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde was 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 6.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1988.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cape Verde rank for youth mortality rate?
Cape Verde ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.