Cabo Verde sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 76.2 years of life, 96th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Cabo Verde, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.2 yrs | 96 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.7 /1,000 | 109 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.1 /1,000 | 185 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.0 yrs | 72 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 96.0 /1,000 | 41 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.3 yrs | 50 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 64.6 men/100 women | 28 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 10.6 /1,000 | 107 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 40.0 /100k | 101 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.2 % | 108 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 14.9 /100k | 29 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 26.8 /100k | 39 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 10.6 % | 94 of 143 | 2007 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.0 L | 73 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.9 % | 120 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $290 | 117 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $5,192 | 136 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Cabo Verde's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 28th lowest crude death rate in the world (5.1 /1,000) and the 28th lowest old-age sex ratio in the world (64.6 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Cabo Verde; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.