Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.05 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 217 countries
All-time high
73.05 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.32 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 73.05 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde peaked at 73.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.32 years, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.32 years | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 73.05 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 71.88 years | 69.78 years | 73.05 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde was 73.05 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 73.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.32 years in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape 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, male (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.