Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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 versus child mortality 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 versus child mortality in Cape Verde stood at 6.35 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Cape Verde peaked at 8.94 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1969.
That places Cape Verde 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Cape Verde?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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 versus child mortality recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1969.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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 versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.