Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
Cape Verde recorded 2.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cape Verde peaked at 7.7 per 1,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 1,000, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 146th 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.7 per 1,000 | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.67 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cape Verde?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cape Verde was 2.6 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 per 1,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Cape Verde ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.