Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 9 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde peaked at 60 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2022.
That places Cape Verde 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60 | +81.8% |
| 1996 | 33 | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 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 | +81.8% | 33 | 60 |
| 1996 | -45.0% | 60 | 33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9 | 31 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.4 | 17 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde was 9 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years