Number of infant deaths, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of infant deaths, male was 38 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male in Cape Verde stood at 38. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Cape Verde peaked at 592 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38, 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 592 | — |
| 1961 | 590 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 588 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 586 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 579 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 571 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 563 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 555 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 546 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 537 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 527 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 522 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 515 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 502 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 487 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 472 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 458 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 443 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 431 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 421 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 415 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 414 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 417 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 420 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 419 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 414 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 404 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 388 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 371 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 354 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 344 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 341 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 343 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 345 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 341 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 330 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 311 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 285 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 258 | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 231 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 205 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 184 | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 168 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 158 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 152 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 147 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 143 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 140 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 136 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 133 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 133 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 133 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 123 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 109 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 99 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 89 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 80 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 56 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 49 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 44 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 38 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 570.7 | 537 | 592 | 10 |
| 1970s | 477.8 | 421 | 527 | 10 |
| 1980s | 401.6 | 354 | 420 | 10 |
| 1990s | 312.9 | 231 | 345 | 10 |
| 2000s | 156.6 | 133 | 205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96 | 56 | 133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2 | 38 | 49 | 5 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,781 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.96 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Cape Verde?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Cape Verde was 38 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, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 592 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.