Life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde stood at 79.37 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde peaked at 79.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.88 years, in 1960.
That places Cabo Verde 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.55 years | 49.88 years | 57.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.22 years | 57.56 years | 62.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.89 years | 63.2 years | 66.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.07 years | 67.25 years | 71.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.25 years | 72.28 years | 75.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.45 years | 76.12 years | 78.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7 years | 77.88 years | 79.37 years | 5 |
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More health data for Cabo 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4915 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Cabo Verde was 79.37 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 79.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.88 years in 1960.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Cabo Verde ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.