Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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 children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde is 0.9 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde peaked at 4.6 per 1,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9 per 1,000, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 123rd 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 children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -45.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.94 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Argentina 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Bahrain 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Kosovo 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Malaysia 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Republic of Moldova 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Tajikistan 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Türkiye 0.9 per 1,000 compare
- 123 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Cape Verde was 0.9 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 per 1,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.