Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.22 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
99th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.22 years
in 2024
All-time low
48.71 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde stood at 76.22 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde peaked at 76.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.71 years, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 99th out of 218 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.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.71 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 50.24 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 51.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 52.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 53.04 years | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 53.92 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 54.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 55.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 56.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 56.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 57.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 57.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 58.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 59.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 59.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 60.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 61.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 61.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 61.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 61.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 61.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 62.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 62.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 62.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 63.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 63.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 64.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.69 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 65.52 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 66.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 67.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 68.12 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.45 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 70.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.82 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 74.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.91 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.22 years | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 76.22 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 76.22 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.47 years | 48.71 years | 56.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.69 years | 56.56 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2 years | 61.03 years | 63.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.07 years | 63.69 years | 67.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.46 years | 68.12 years | 72.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.94 years | 72.51 years | 75.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.29 years | 73.82 years | 76.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde was 76.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 76.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.71 years in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 99th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.