Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.4725 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde peaked at 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4725 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4745 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4725 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4761 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4841 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4962 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5088 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5009 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5196 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5268 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5492 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5503 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5453 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5366 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5256 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5234 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5285 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5356 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5895 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5801 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6098 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5009 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4725 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5492 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5449 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5234 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5895 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6207 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6098 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 153 Burundi 0.6434 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6424 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Samoa 0.6327 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Dominican Republic 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Tonga 0.6185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 159 Korea 0.613 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cape Verde was 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6317 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4725 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.