Number of suicides in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of suicides was 84.02 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 84.02 deaths for number of suicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Cape Verde peaked at 84.02 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.24 deaths, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.24 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 54.82 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 57.18 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 58.73 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 60.5 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 65.74 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 65.51 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.24 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 71.52 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 74.92 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 77.56 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 78.18 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.46 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 81.14 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 81.24 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.37 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.27 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.45 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.59 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 80.77 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.19 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 84.02 deaths | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.04 deaths | 53.24 deaths | 74.92 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1 deaths | 77.56 deaths | 81.45 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1 deaths | 76.19 deaths | 84.02 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Cape Verde?
- Number of suicides in Cape Verde was 84.02 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.02 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.24 deaths in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of suicides?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.