Deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Deaths from road injuries was 97 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
97
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
129
in 2016
All-time low
83
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde stood at 97.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde peaked at 129 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83, in 2000.
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.
Deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 | — |
| 2001 | 89 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 95 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 100 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 103 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 105 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 108 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 114 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 119 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 124 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 127 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 129 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 119 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 118 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 125 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 97 | -22.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 575.71, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2 | 83 | 105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.4 | 107 | 129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111 | 97 | 125 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde?
- Deaths from road injuries in Cape Verde was 97 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 129 in 2016.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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