Infant Mortality Rate: Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde's infant mortality rate is currently 10.6 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Cabo Verde Infant Mortality Rate Cabo Verde recorded 10.
Current (2024)
10.6 per 1,000 births
-3.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
112.3 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
10.6 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Cabo Verde
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Cabo Verde
Analysis# Cabo Verde Infant Mortality Rate
Cabo Verde recorded 10.6 infant deaths per 1,000 births in 2024, matching its all-time low. The nation has achieved a remarkable 90.6% reduction since 1960, when the rate peaked at 112.3 per 1,000 births. This dramatic decline reflects six decades of sustained progress in public health, maternal care, and living standards across the island nation.
The downward trend accelerated markedly from 2015 onward. Over nine years, the rate fell from 17.6 to 10.6 per 1,000 births—a consistent year-over-year decline averaging roughly 0.8 points annually. Cabo Verde's trajectory suggests continued momentum toward even lower mortality rates, positioning the country as a regional leader in child health outcomes and evidence of effective health system investments.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.6 per 1,000 births | -3.64% |
| 2023 | 11 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 2022 | 11.5 per 1,000 births | -4.17% |
| 2021 | 12 per 1,000 births | -4.00% |
| 2020 | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -5.30% |
| 2019 | 13.2 per 1,000 births | -6.38% |
| 2018 | 14.1 per 1,000 births | -6.62% |
| 2017 | 15.1 per 1,000 births | -6.79% |
| 2016 | 16.2 per 1,000 births | -7.95% |
| 2015 | 17.6 per 1,000 births | -7.85% |
| 2014 | 19.1 per 1,000 births | -6.83% |
| 2013 | 20.5 per 1,000 births | -6.39% |
| 2012 | 21.9 per 1,000 births | -4.78% |
| 2011 | 23 per 1,000 births | -3.36% |
| 2010 | 23.8 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 2009 | 24.3 per 1,000 births | -0.82% |
| 2008 | 24.5 per 1,000 births | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 24.4 per 1,000 births | +1.24% |
| 2006 | 24.1 per 1,000 births | +0.84% |
| 2005 | 23.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.9 per 1,000 births | -1.65% |
| 2003 | 24.3 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 2002 | 25.3 per 1,000 births | -6.30% |
| 2001 | 27 per 1,000 births | -8.16% |
| 2000 | 29.4 per 1,000 births | -8.98% |
| 1999 | 32.3 per 1,000 births | -9.01% |
| 1998 | 35.5 per 1,000 births | -7.55% |
| 1997 | 38.4 per 1,000 births | -5.42% |
| 1996 | 40.6 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1995 | 41.7 per 1,000 births | -0.71% |
| 1994 | 42 per 1,000 births | +0.72% |
| 1993 | 41.7 per 1,000 births | +0.97% |
| 1992 | 41.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 41.3 per 1,000 births | -1.67% |
| 1990 | 42 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 1989 | 43.6 per 1,000 births | -4.80% |
| 1988 | 45.8 per 1,000 births | -5.18% |
| 1987 | 48.3 per 1,000 births | -4.73% |
| 1986 | 50.7 per 1,000 births | -3.61% |
| 1985 | 52.6 per 1,000 births | -2.23% |
| 1984 | 53.8 per 1,000 births | -1.10% |
| 1983 | 54.4 per 1,000 births | -0.37% |
| 1982 | 54.6 per 1,000 births | -0.18% |
| 1981 | 54.7 per 1,000 births | -0.91% |
| 1980 | 55.2 per 1,000 births | -1.78% |
| 1979 | 56.2 per 1,000 births | -2.77% |
| 1978 | 57.8 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 1977 | 60 per 1,000 births | -4.46% |
| 1976 | 62.8 per 1,000 births | -4.99% |
| 1975 | 66.1 per 1,000 births | -5.30% |
| 1974 | 69.8 per 1,000 births | -5.29% |
| 1973 | 73.7 per 1,000 births | -5.15% |
| 1972 | 77.7 per 1,000 births | -4.90% |
| 1971 | 81.7 per 1,000 births | -4.56% |
| 1970 | 85.6 per 1,000 births | -4.36% |
| 1969 | 89.5 per 1,000 births | -3.87% |
| 1968 | 93.1 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
| 1967 | 96.4 per 1,000 births | -3.02% |
| 1966 | 99.4 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1965 | 102.1 per 1,000 births | -2.39% |
| 1964 | 104.6 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 1963 | 106.8 per 1,000 births | -1.66% |
| 1962 | 108.6 per 1,000 births | -1.72% |
| 1961 | 110.5 per 1,000 births | -1.60% |
| 1960 | 112.3 per 1,000 births | — |
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