Male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Male female ratio suicides rates was 6.46 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde is 6.46, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde peaked at 6.46 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.31, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.32 | — |
| 2001 | 4.31 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.47 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.52 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.69 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.89 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.95 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.08 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.33 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.31 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.24 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.25 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.22 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.56 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.97 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 5.99 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.97 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.46 | +8.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 6.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 6.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.72 | 4.31 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 | 5.17 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 | 5.97 | 6.46 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde?
- Male female ratio suicides rates in Cape Verde was 6.46 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 2021.
- What is the lowest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for male female ratio suicides rates?
- Cape Verde ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male female ratio suicides rates rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Male female ratio suicides rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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