Cape Verde vs Mexico: Number of child deaths per woman
Cape Verde
0.0234 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mexico
0.0257 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
112th
Mexico rank
109th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Cape Verde
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0234 under-five deaths per woman in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 112th and Mexico ranks 109th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0899 under-five deaths per woman | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8857 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1878 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.6821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5358 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1463 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.4234 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2458 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1776 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.2377 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1133 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1244 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0902 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0581 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0448 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0366 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0247 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0268 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0021 under-five deaths per woman | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Cape Verde or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0234 under-five deaths per woman in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Cape Verde and Mexico?
- 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Mexico rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Cape Verde ranks 112th and Mexico ranks 109th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).