Sex gap in life expectancy in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.35 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.94 years
in 1997
All-time low
2 years
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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
Cape Verde recorded 6.35 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Cape Verde peaked at 8.94 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1969.
Cape Verde ranks 57th 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 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.55 years | +10.2% |
| 1952 | 2.78 years | +8.8% |
| 1953 | 2.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.82 years | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.78 years | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.74 years | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 2.69 years | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.63 years | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 2.56 years | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 2.48 years | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.4 years | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.37 years | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.32 years | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.27 years | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.21 years | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.14 years | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.05 years | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 2 years | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1 years | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2.28 years | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 2.57 years | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 2.88 years | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 3.21 years | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 3.53 years | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 3.86 years | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 4.11 years | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 4.35 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 4.59 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 4.83 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 5.06 years | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 5.32 years | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 5.47 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 5.82 years | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 6.08 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 6.35 years | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 6.61 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 6.88 years | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 7.16 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 7.51 years | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 7.85 years | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 8.16 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 8.43 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 8.39 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.83 years | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 8.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.89 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.77 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 8.55 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9 years | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.73 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.65 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.58 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.41 years | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.37 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.24 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.07 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.92 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.56 years | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.23 years | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 6.87 years | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 6.36 years | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 6.35 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 2.31 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 years | 2 years | 2.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.09 years | 2.02 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7 years | 4.59 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.29 years | 7.16 years | 8.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.83 years | 7.5 years | 8.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 6.56 years | 7.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 years | 6.35 years | 8.23 years | 4 |
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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 in Cape Verde?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Cape Verde was 6.35 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 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1969.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.