Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde is 76.06 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde peaked at 76.06 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.94 years, in 1950.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.69 years | 44.94 years | 48.15 years | 10 |
| 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 | 75.05 years | 73.82 years | 76.06 years | 4 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 4,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cape Verde was 76.06 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 76.06 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.94 years in 1950.
- How does Cape Verde rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.