Suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Suicide rate, by age was 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde stood at 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde peaked at 0.3516 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Cabo Verde 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3221 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.282 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3516 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2308 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1984 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2925 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1822 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1984 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 130 Turkiye 0.1757 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 131 Kenya 0.1685 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Eswatini 0.1668 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Albania 0.1657 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Moldova 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Tunisia 0.1619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Cabo Verde
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,021 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,742 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 173,021 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde?
- Suicide rate, by age in Cabo Verde was 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate, by age recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3516 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide rate, by age recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for suicide rate, by age?
- Cabo Verde ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate, by age rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.