Cape Verde vs Colombia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cape Verde
8.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia
8.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
126th
Colombia rank
128th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 126th and Colombia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 134.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 112.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 76.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 54.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 38.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 21.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 14.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2969 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Cape Verde or Colombia?
- Cape Verde, at 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Colombia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Colombia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th and Colombia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.