Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 72.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.86
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.86
in 2023
All-time low
43.63
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 72.86 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde peaked at 72.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.63, in 1950.
That places Cape Verde 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.63 | — |
| 1951 | 44.12 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 44.6 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 44.83 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 45.06 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 45.3 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 45.57 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 45.88 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 46.25 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 46.72 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 47.32 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 48.07 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 48.93 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 49.87 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 50.85 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 51.84 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 52.76 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 53.6 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 54.37 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 55.02 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 55.54 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 55.97 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 56.35 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 56.7 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 56.99 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 57.37 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 57.62 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 58.27 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 58.47 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 58.62 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 58.74 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 58.84 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 58.95 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 58.93 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 59.2 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 59.37 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 59.56 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 59.75 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 59.94 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.1 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 60.13 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.16 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.22 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.29 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 59.37 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 60.99 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 61.5 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.16 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.92 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 63.73 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.47 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 65.36 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 66 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 66.61 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.98 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.42 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.55 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.93 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.16 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.71 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.1 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.55 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.74 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.44 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.76 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.2 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.34 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.13 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.78 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 71.01 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 72.69 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 72.86 | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 72.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 72.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.2 | 43.63 | 46.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.26 | 47.32 | 55.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.13 | 55.54 | 58.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.19 | 58.62 | 59.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.78 | 59.37 | 62.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.42 | 63.73 | 68.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.31 | 68.71 | 72.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.58 | 69.78 | 72.86 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Cape Verde was 72.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 72.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.63 in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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