Stillbirth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Stillbirth rate was 0.8123 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Cape Verde is 0.8123 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 1.33 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8123 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Cape Verde 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 deaths per 100 births | 1.1 deaths per 100 births | 1.33 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9774 deaths per 100 births | 0.8668 deaths per 100 births | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8293 deaths per 100 births | 0.8123 deaths per 100 births | 0.8494 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 99 Bolivia 0.8266 deaths per 100 births compare
- 100 North Korea 0.82 deaths per 100 births compare
- 101 El Salvador 0.8127 deaths per 100 births compare
- 103 Honduras 0.8002 deaths per 100 births compare
- 104 Tajikistan 0.7992 deaths per 100 births compare
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7699 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Cape Verde?
- Stillbirth rate in Cape Verde was 0.8123 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8123 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for stillbirth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.