Number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of infant deaths, female was 30 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde stood at 30. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde peaked at 508 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 508 | — |
| 1961 | 506 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 503 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 501 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 495 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 488 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 481 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 473 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 464 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 455 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 446 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 441 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 434 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 422 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 407 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 394 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 380 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 367 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 355 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 346 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 340 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 340 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 344 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 346 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 346 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 343 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 335 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 322 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 306 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 293 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 284 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 281 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 283 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 285 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 282 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 272 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 256 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 235 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 213 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 190 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 168 | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 151 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 138 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 129 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 124 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 121 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 117 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 113 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 107 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 106 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 98 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 87 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 79 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 71 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 64 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 58 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 51 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 45 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 39 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 487.4 | 455 | 508 | 10 |
| 1970s | 399.2 | 346 | 446 | 10 |
| 1980s | 331.5 | 293 | 346 | 10 |
| 1990s | 258.1 | 190 | 285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.8 | 107 | 168 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6 | 45 | 107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8 | 30 | 39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Cape Verde was 30 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 number of infant deaths, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 508 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.