Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.32 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.39 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.82 years
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde stood at 5.32 years.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde peaked at 7.39 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.82 years, in 1969.
Cape Verde ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.24 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.34 years | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 2.45 years | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 2.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.46 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.44 years | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.4 years | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.36 years | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.3 years | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 2.23 years | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.15 years | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.1 years | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.04 years | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.99 years | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.94 years | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.89 years | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.84 years | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.82 years | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.87 years | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.96 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2.1 years | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.26 years | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 2.41 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 2.56 years | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 2.7 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.81 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.91 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.13 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.24 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.35 years | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.43 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 3.73 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.86 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 4 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.13 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.28 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.46 years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.63 years | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.79 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 4.94 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.03 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.19 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 5.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.43 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.28 years | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.51 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.56 years | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.46 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.57 years | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.36 years | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.39 years | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 5.69 years | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3 years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.32 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.41 years | 2.24 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.03 years | 1.82 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.34 years | 1.83 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.55 years | 3.02 years | 4.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 years | 4.28 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 years | 5.28 years | 5.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 years | 5.36 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 years | 5.3 years | 7.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 50 Saint Lucia 5.48 years compare
- 51 Seychelles 5.4 years compare
- 52 Turkey 5.33 years compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 5.29 years compare
- 55 El Salvador 5.28 years compare
- 56 Portugal 5.23 years compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde was 5.32 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 years in 1969.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cape Verde ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.