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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 72.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.86 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.86 years
in 2023
All-time low
43.63 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 72.86 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex 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, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde peaked at 72.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.63 years, 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.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde, year by year

Year years Change
1950 43.63 years —
1951 44.12 years +1.1%
1952 44.6 years +1.1%
1953 44.83 years +0.5%
1954 45.06 years +0.5%
1955 45.3 years +0.5%
1956 45.57 years +0.6%
1957 45.88 years +0.7%
1958 46.25 years +0.8%
1959 46.72 years +1.0%
1960 47.32 years +1.3%
1961 48.07 years +1.6%
1962 48.93 years +1.8%
1963 49.87 years +1.9%
1964 50.85 years +2.0%
1965 51.84 years +1.9%
1966 52.76 years +1.8%
1967 53.6 years +1.6%
1968 54.37 years +1.4%
1969 55.02 years +1.2%
1970 55.54 years +1.0%
1971 55.97 years +0.8%
1972 56.35 years +0.7%
1973 56.7 years +0.6%
1974 56.99 years +0.5%
1975 57.37 years +0.7%
1976 57.62 years +0.4%
1977 58.02 years +0.7%
1978 58.27 years +0.4%
1979 58.47 years +0.3%
1980 58.62 years +0.3%
1981 58.74 years +0.2%
1982 58.84 years +0.2%
1983 58.95 years +0.2%
1984 58.93 years -0.0%
1985 59.2 years +0.5%
1986 59.37 years +0.3%
1987 59.56 years +0.3%
1988 59.75 years +0.3%
1989 59.94 years +0.3%
1990 60.1 years +0.3%
1991 60.13 years +0.0%
1992 60.16 years +0.0%
1993 60.22 years +0.1%
1994 60.29 years +0.1%
1995 59.37 years -1.5%
1996 60.99 years +2.7%
1997 61.5 years +0.8%
1998 62.16 years +1.1%
1999 62.92 years +1.2%
2000 63.73 years +1.3%
2001 64.47 years +1.2%
2002 65.36 years +1.4%
2003 66 years +1.0%
2004 66.61 years +0.9%
2005 66.98 years +0.6%
2006 67.42 years +0.7%
2007 67.55 years +0.2%
2008 67.93 years +0.6%
2009 68.16 years +0.3%
2010 68.71 years +0.8%
2011 69.1 years +0.6%
2012 69.55 years +0.6%
2013 69.74 years +0.3%
2014 70.1 years +0.5%
2015 70.44 years +0.5%
2016 70.76 years +0.4%
2017 71.2 years +0.6%
2018 71.34 years +0.2%
2019 72.13 years +1.1%
2020 69.78 years -3.3%
2021 71.01 years +1.8%
2022 72.69 years +2.4%
2023 72.86 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 45.2 years 43.63 years 46.72 years 10
1960s 51.26 years 47.32 years 55.02 years 10
1970s 57.13 years 55.54 years 58.47 years 10
1980s 59.19 years 58.62 years 59.94 years 10
1990s 60.78 years 59.37 years 62.92 years 10
2000s 66.42 years 63.73 years 68.16 years 10
2010s 70.31 years 68.71 years 72.13 years 10
2020s 71.58 years 69.78 years 72.86 years 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 106 Brunei Darussalam 73.33 years compare
  2. 107 Morocco 73.17 years compare
  3. 108 Bangladesh 73.03 years compare
  4. 110 Brazil 72.76 years compare
  5. 111 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 72.75 years compare
  6. 112 Curaçao 72.46 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Cape Verde was 72.86 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 72.86 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 43.63 years in 1950.
How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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