Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde stood at 76.22 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde peaked at 76.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.71 years, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 52.47 years | 48.71 years | 56.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.69 years | 56.56 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2 years | 61.03 years | 63.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.07 years | 63.69 years | 67.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.46 years | 68.12 years | 72.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.94 years | 72.51 years | 75.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.29 years | 73.82 years | 76.22 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, total in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cape Verde was 76.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 76.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.71 years in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.