Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.32
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.39
in 2020
All-time low
1.82
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde stood at 5.32.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde peaked at 7.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.82, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.24 | — |
| 1951 | 2.34 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 2.45 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 2.47 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.48 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.46 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.44 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.4 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.36 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.3 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 2.23 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.15 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.1 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.04 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.99 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.94 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.89 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.84 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.82 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.83 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.87 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.96 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2.1 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.26 | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 2.41 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 2.56 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 2.7 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.81 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.91 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.02 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.13 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.24 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.35 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.43 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 3.73 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.86 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 4 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.13 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.28 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.46 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.63 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.79 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 4.94 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.03 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.19 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.37 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.43 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.46 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.47 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.43 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.42 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.28 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.51 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.49 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.58 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.67 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.79 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.56 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.63 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.62 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.57 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.55 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.58 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.46 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.57 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.36 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.39 | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 5.69 | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.32 | +0.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +38.0% | 5.36 | 7.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.41 | 2.24 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.03 | 1.82 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.34 | 1.83 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.55 | 3.02 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.94 | 4.28 | 5.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 | 5.28 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.36 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 | 5.3 | 7.39 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 50 Saint Lucia 5.48 compare
- 51 Seychelles 5.4 compare
- 52 Turkey 5.33 compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 5.29 compare
- 55 El Salvador 5.28 compare
- 56 Portugal 5.23 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cape Verde was 5.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1969.
- How does Cape Verde rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Cape Verde ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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