Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 73.05 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde peaked at 73.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.32 years, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 94th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.26 years | 47.32 years | 55.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.13 years | 55.54 years | 58.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.19 years | 58.62 years | 59.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.78 years | 59.37 years | 62.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.42 years | 63.73 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.31 years | 68.71 years | 72.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.88 years | 69.78 years | 73.05 years | 5 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 4,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cape Verde was 73.05 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 73.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.32 years in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.