Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cape Verde is 2.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cape Verde peaked at 5.2 per 1,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 136th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 5.2 per 1,000 | +48.6% |
| 1996 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.2 per 1,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2 per 1,000, 69% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.2 per 1,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.05 per 1,000, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 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 | +48.6% | 3.5 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 |
| 1996 | -30.8% | 5.2 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cape Verde?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cape Verde was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 per 1,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Cape Verde ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.