Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Youth mortality rate was 1.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Cape Verde, 1988–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 118 Jordan 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 120 Thailand 1.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 Oman 1.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Costa Rica 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Libya 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,811 (2025)
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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.