Suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Suicide mortality rate, male was 25.27 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
25.27 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
21st
of 185 countries
All-time high
25.27 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
All-time low
19.69 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 19.7 per 100,000 male population2001: 19.7 per 100,000 male population2002: 20.1 per 100,000 male population2003: 20.2 per 100,000 male population2004: 20.4 per 100,000 male population2005: 21.9 per 100,000 male population2006: 21.3 per 100,000 male population2007: 21.9 per 100,000 male population2008: 22.6 per 100,000 male population2009: 23.4 per 100,000 male population2010: 24.1 per 100,000 male population2011: 24.4 per 100,000 male population2012: 24.7 per 100,000 male population2013: 25.1 per 100,000 male population2014: 25.1 per 100,000 male population2015: 25 per 100,000 male population2016: 24.5 per 100,000 male population2017: 24.9 per 100,000 male population2018: 24.2 per 100,000 male population2019: 24.4 per 100,000 male population2020: 22.9 per 100,000 male population2021: 25.3 per 100,000 male population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde is 25.27 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde peaked at 25.27 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.69 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.

Cape Verde ranks 21st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2021.
Year per 100,000 male population Change
2000 19.73 per 100,000 male population
2001 19.69 per 100,000 male population -0.2%
2002 20.1 per 100,000 male population +2.1%
2003 20.16 per 100,000 male population +0.3%
2004 20.41 per 100,000 male population +1.2%
2005 21.85 per 100,000 male population +7.1%
2006 21.29 per 100,000 male population -2.6%
2007 21.89 per 100,000 male population +2.8%
2008 22.63 per 100,000 male population +3.4%
2009 23.39 per 100,000 male population +3.4%
2010 24.05 per 100,000 male population +2.8%
2011 24.4 per 100,000 male population +1.5%
2012 24.74 per 100,000 male population +1.4%
2013 25.13 per 100,000 male population +1.6%
2014 25.07 per 100,000 male population -0.2%
2015 25.03 per 100,000 male population -0.2%
2016 24.53 per 100,000 male population -2.0%
2017 24.88 per 100,000 male population +1.4%
2018 24.23 per 100,000 male population -2.6%
2019 24.43 per 100,000 male population +0.8%
2020 22.89 per 100,000 male population -6.3%
2021 25.27 per 100,000 male population +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.11 per 100,000 male population 19.69 per 100,000 male population 23.39 per 100,000 male population 10
2010s 24.65 per 100,000 male population 24.05 per 100,000 male population 25.13 per 100,000 male population 10
2020s 24.08 per 100,000 male population 22.89 per 100,000 male population 25.27 per 100,000 male population 2

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 18 Latvia 27.5 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 19 Belgium 26.25 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 20 Hungary 26.2 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 22 Estonia 25.1 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 23 Croatia 25.09 per 100,000 male population compare
  6. 24 Republic of Moldova 24.82 per 100,000 male population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde?
Suicide mortality rate, male in Cape Verde was 25.27 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 25.27 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 19.69 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
How does Cape Verde rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
Cape Verde ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).