Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Cape Verde
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Cape Verde was 11.70 in 2021, a difference of -0.5 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Cape Verde were 12.80 and 10.60 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Cape Verde for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Cape Verde.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Cape Verde
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Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Cape Verde
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Year Total Male Female
1960 123.00 131.20 114.10
1961 121.70 130.00 112.90
1962 120.30 128.60 111.40
1963 118.80 127.00 110.20
1964 117.10 125.30 108.50
1965 115.20 123.30 106.60
1966 112.90 120.90 104.40
1967 110.40 118.20 101.90
1968 107.50 115.30 99.20
1969 104.20 111.90 96.00
1970 100.60 108.00 92.50
1971 96.50 103.90 88.60
1972 92.30 99.50 84.60
1973 88.10 95.00 80.50
1974 83.80 90.60 76.50
1975 79.70 86.30 72.70
1976 76.00 82.40 69.10
1977 72.60 78.90 65.80
1978 69.70 76.00 63.10
1979 67.40 73.70 60.90
1980 65.70 71.80 59.20
1981 64.40 70.40 58.10
1982 63.40 69.10 57.40
1983 62.30 67.80 56.50
1984 60.90 66.10 55.50
1985 59.00 63.90 53.90
1986 56.50 61.30 51.60
1987 53.80 58.30 49.00
1988 51.00 55.20 46.50
1989 48.50 52.50 44.20
1990 46.60 50.40 42.50
1991 45.40 49.20 41.50
1992 44.90 48.60 41.00
1993 44.80 48.50 40.90
1994 44.70 48.40 40.80
1995 44.10 47.70 40.20
1996 42.70 46.20 39.00
1997 40.40 43.80 37.00
1998 37.50 40.50 34.30
1999 34.20 37.00 31.30
2000 31.00 33.60 28.30
2001 28.40 30.80 25.90
2002 26.20 28.50 23.90
2003 24.80 26.90 22.60
2004 23.90 26.00 21.80
2005 23.50 25.50 21.40
2006 23.30 25.30 21.30
2007 23.30 25.30 21.20
2008 23.10 25.20 21.00
2009 22.80 24.80 20.70
2010 22.30 24.30 20.10
2011 21.50 23.50 19.40
2012 20.50 22.40 18.50
2013 19.40 21.20 17.40
2014 18.10 19.80 16.30
2015 16.90 18.50 15.20
2016 15.70 17.20 14.10
2017 14.60 16.00 13.20
2018 13.70 15.00 12.30
2019 12.90 14.10 11.60
2020 12.20 13.40 11.10
2021 11.70 12.80 10.60