Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1997
All-time low
1.04
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde is 1.09, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde peaked at 1.15 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1970.
That places Cape Verde 65th 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.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cape Verde was 1.09 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1997.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.