Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 6.46 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 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-to-female ratio of suicide rate 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-to-female ratio of suicide rate 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% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cape Verde?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cape Verde was 6.46 in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 in 2021.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.