Number of under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of under-five deaths, female was 32 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde is 32, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde peaked at 786 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 166th 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 under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 786 | — |
| 1961 | 783 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 780 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 774 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 765 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 752 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 738 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 722 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 705 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 688 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 669 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 655 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 640 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 620 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 598 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 577 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 557 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 536 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 518 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 504 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 495 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 491 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 492 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 492 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 489 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 480 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 466 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 445 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 422 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 401 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 386 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 379 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 379 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 379 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 373 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 360 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 336 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 305 | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 273 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 240 | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 210 | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 186 | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 168 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 156 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 148 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 143 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 138 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 132 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 127 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 123 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 119 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 109 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 97 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 78 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 63 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 48 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 42 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 32 | -3.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 535, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 32 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 749.3 | 688 | 786 | 10 |
| 1970s | 587.4 | 504 | 669 | 10 |
| 1980s | 467.3 | 401 | 495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 341 | 240 | 386 | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.1 | 123 | 210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8 | 48 | 121 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 | 32 | 42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Cape Verde was 32 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 786 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.