Life Expectancy of Cape Verde
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Cape Verde was 74.05 years in 2021, a difference of -0.76 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Cape Verde were 69.59 years and 78.46 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Cape Verde for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Cape Verde (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Cape Verde (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 49.41 47.12 51.47
1961 49.95 47.92 51.78
1962 50.39 48.66 51.96
1963 50.89 49.49 52.20
1964 51.35 50.20 52.44
1965 51.81 50.92 52.70
1966 52.36 51.76 53.01
1967 52.72 52.14 53.37
1968 53.18 52.57 53.85
1969 53.74 53.17 54.37
1970 54.33 53.63 55.09
1971 54.81 53.79 55.85
1972 55.31 54.04 56.57
1973 56.01 54.70 57.28
1974 56.84 55.62 58.01
1975 57.89 56.97 58.79
1976 58.65 57.90 59.39
1977 59.57 58.92 60.21
1978 60.31 59.80 60.83
1979 60.92 60.43 61.41
1980 61.37 61.08 61.71
1981 61.59 61.04 62.11
1982 61.67 61.03 62.25
1983 61.69 60.85 62.43
1984 61.66 60.56 62.60
1985 62.18 61.14 63.06
1986 62.75 61.55 63.76
1987 63.40 62.07 64.52
1988 64.06 62.54 65.33
1989 64.45 62.82 65.81
1990 65.02 63.17 66.58
1991 65.18 63.22 66.81
1992 65.32 63.35 66.95
1993 65.31 63.21 67.06
1994 65.25 63.02 67.10
1995 64.09 61.64 66.14
1996 65.76 63.10 67.99
1997 66.38 63.40 68.89
1998 66.99 64.12 69.39
1999 67.57 64.53 70.11
2000 68.62 64.96 71.74
2001 69.93 66.35 72.98
2002 70.71 66.97 73.95
2003 71.43 67.56 74.84
2004 72.00 67.83 75.78
2005 72.68 68.75 76.22
2006 72.24 68.07 76.14
2007 72.83 68.32 77.21
2008 72.51 68.48 76.35
2009 73.09 68.49 77.73
2010 73.50 69.00 78.07
2011 74.26 69.76 78.74
2012 74.48 70.60 78.16
2013 75.06 70.54 79.47
2014 75.24 70.71 79.63
2015 74.62 70.08 79.04
2016 75.74 71.24 80.02
2017 76.59 72.18 80.69
2018 75.73 71.34 79.88
2019 76.00 71.57 80.18
2020 74.81 70.33 79.16
2021 74.05 69.59 78.46