Number of under-five deaths, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of under-five deaths, male was 40 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Cape Verde is 40, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Cape Verde peaked at 869 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40, 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 869 | — |
| 1961 | 867 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 862 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 859 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 848 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 833 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 819 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 803 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 786 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 767 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 748 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 735 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 721 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 701 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 679 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 657 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 636 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 615 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 597 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 583 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 572 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 570 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 571 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 570 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 565 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 557 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 541 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 518 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 492 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 469 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 453 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 446 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 446 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 446 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 440 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 423 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 397 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 362 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 324 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 287 | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 253 | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 225 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 205 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 190 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 181 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 174 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 168 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 162 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 157 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 151 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 136 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 120 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 109 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 97 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 79 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 69 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 60 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 53 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 47 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 40 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 831.3 | 767 | 869 | 10 |
| 1970s | 667.2 | 583 | 748 | 10 |
| 1980s | 542.5 | 469 | 572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 402.4 | 287 | 453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.6 | 151 | 253 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.4 | 60 | 150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2 | 40 | 53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 49 compare
- 164 Samoa 47 compare
- 165 Lithuania 42 compare
- 166 Cyprus 40 compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 35 compare
- 169 Micronesia, Federated States of 32 compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Cape Verde?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Cape Verde was 40 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, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 869 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.