Health in Cape Verde 962 indicators covering health for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from cancer who 431.11 2021 up 35.7% 168th Death rate from meningitis who 2.46 2021 down 21.2% 51st Suicide rates by age detailed who 11.83 2021 up 13.3% 49th Suicide death rates by sex who 17.99 2021 down 4.4% 19th Male vs female suicide who 32.3 2021 down 2.4% 13th Self harm death rates by age 0.166 2021 down 39.7% 133rd Suicide rate 2000 2019 who 17.99 2021 down 4.4% 19th Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 1.09 2021 up 17.2% 128th Death rates cocaine who 0 2021 β 162nd Death rate amphetamine who 0 2021 β 148th Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who 6.38 2021 up 29.4% 168th Death rate from opioid use who 0.07 2021 unchanged 145th Deaths drug overdoses who 0.39 2021 up 11.4% 168th Deaths substance disorders who 5.97 2021 up 30.6% 155th Deaths from substance use disorders who 0.41 2021 up 13.9% 173rd Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 β 1st Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 0.06 2021 unchanged 162nd Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 β 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 0 2021 β 178th Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0 2021 β 158th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0 2021 β 175th Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 β 1st Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0 2021 β 154th Death rates substance disorders who 1.23 2021 up 28.1% 114th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 0.34 2021 down 8.1% 173rd Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 β 15th Deaths from substance disorders who 6.38 2021 up 29.4% 168th Dengue fever deaths 0 2021 β 103rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 298.33 2021 up 1.0% 60th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 1,195 2021 up 31.9% 162nd Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 24.72 2021 down 5.9% 86th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 131.08 2021 up 4.8% 55th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 5.78 2021 down 3.3% 164th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.36 2021 down 21.1% 88th Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 4.02 2021 down 71.5% 100th Age-standardized suicide rates 16.63 2021 down 6.9% 19th Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 36.64 2021 down 54.6% 150th Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 42.94 2021 down 4.0% 110th Total NCD Deaths 2,072 2021 up 48.4% 170th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 17.2% 2021 up 19.4% 109th Life expectancy at age 60 18.98 2021 down 13.0% 73rd Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 507.53 2021 up 20.4% 104th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.2897 2021 down 2.1% 128th Life expectancy at birth 73.16 2021 down 1.6% 76th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 156.06 2021 up 2.9% 101st Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 20.0% 2024 β 165th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 14.39 2021 down 12.8% 70th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0111 2021 down 46.5% 105th nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 99,008 2021 up 0.9% 82nd lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.011 2021 down 46.0% 105th Tx - person-years lived above age x 7.32 million 2021 down 1.6% 76th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 63.77 2021 down 1.4% 77th ex - expectation of life at age x 73.16 2021 down 1.6% 76th ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 1,102 2021 down 46.0% 105th Burden of disease who 26,715 2021 down 0.3% 162nd Total disease burden who 157,063 2021 up 11.1% 165th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 50.33 2021 up 4.3% 168th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 32.1% 2023 down 14.9% 51st Male female ratio suicides rates 6.46 2021 up 21.2% 12th β Previous Page 13 of 17 Next β