Cape Verde vs Greenland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cape Verde
8.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland
8.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
126th
Greenland rank
127th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cape Verde
- Greenland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 126th and Greenland ranks 127th 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 | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 134.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 112.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 76.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 39 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 54.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 38.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 21.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 14.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7873 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 Greenland?
- Cape Verde, at 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Greenland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th and Greenland ranks 127th 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.