Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 76.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.06
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.06
in 2023
All-time low
44.94
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 76.06 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Cape Verde peaked at 76.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.94, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.69 | 44.94 | 48.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.47 | 48.71 | 56.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.69 | 56.56 | 60.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2 | 61.03 | 63.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.07 | 63.69 | 67.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.46 | 68.12 | 72.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.94 | 72.51 | 75.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.05 | 73.82 | 76.06 | 4 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Cape Verde was 76.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 76.06 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.94 in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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