Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
42.4 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
29th
of 183 countries
All-time high
42.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
35.5 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 42.4 per 100,000 male population for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde peaked at 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.5 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 29th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.2 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.7 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 36.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.1 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.3 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 39.8 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 40.7 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.5 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 42.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 42.4 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.88 per 100,000 male population | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | 38.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.02 per 100,000 male population | 36.8 per 100,000 male population | 42.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 26 Rwanda 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 43.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Kenya 42.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 40.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Ethiopia 40.2 per 100,000 male population compare
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 mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cape Verde was 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.