Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.65 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.65
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.49
in 1950
All-time low
1.64
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde stood at 1.65.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde peaked at 5.49 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 165th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.49 | — |
| 1951 | 5.4 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 5.31 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 5.3 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 5.29 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.26 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.23 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.18 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 5.1 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 4.86 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 4.71 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 4.56 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 4.41 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 4.27 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 4.16 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.07 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.99 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.94 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.92 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.91 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.92 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.93 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.94 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.95 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.94 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.94 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.94 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.94 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.94 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.96 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.97 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.98 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.98 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.92 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.87 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.76 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.63 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.45 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.32 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.02 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 2.62 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.61 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.46 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.09 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.04 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.03 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.96 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.87 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 2.78 | +69.8% |
| 2021 | 1.92 | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 1.64 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.65 | +0.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.36, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +69.8% | 1.64 | 2.78 |
| 2021 | -30.9% | 2.78 | 1.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 | 5.1 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 3.94 | 5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.93 | 3.91 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 | 3.63 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.3 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.64 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.64 | 2.78 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cape Verde was 1.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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