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Cape Verde life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Cape Verde ranks 79/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 73.4 years for males, 79.7 years for females, and 76.6 years for both sexes combined.

Cape Verde life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 76.6 73.4 79.7
2025 76.4 73.3 79.5
2024 76.2 73.1 79.4
2023 76.1 72.9 79.2
2022 75.9 72.7 79.1
2021 74.4 71 77.9
2020 73.8 69.8 78
2019 75.4 72.1 78.7
2018 74.8 71.3 78.2
2017 74.7 71.2 78.1
2016 74.4 70.8 77.8
2015 74.1 70.4 77.6
2014 73.8 70.1 77.3
2013 73.5 69.7 77.1
2012 73.3 69.5 76.9
2011 72.9 69.1 76.6
2010 72.5 68.7 76.1
2009 72.1 68.2 75.9
2008 71.9 67.9 75.6
2007 71.5 67.5 75.2
2006 71.3 67.4 75
2005 70.9 67 74.6
2004 70.5 66.6 74.1
2003 70 66 73.7
2002 69.4 65.4 73.3
2001 68.7 64.5 72.7
2000 68.1 63.7 72.3
1999 67.4 62.9 71.7
1998 66.7 62.2 71.1
1997 66.1 61.5 70.4
1996 65.5 61 69.8
1995 63.7 59.4 67.8
1994 64.6 60.3 68.7
1993 64.5 60.2 68.4
1992 64.3 60.2 68
1991 64.1 60.1 67.6
1990 63.9 60.1 67.3
1989 63.6 59.9 66.8
1988 63.2 59.8 66.4
1987 62.9 59.6 65.9
1986 62.6 59.4 65.4
1985 62.3 59.2 65
1984 61.8 58.9 64.4
1983 61.8 59 64.3
1982 61.5 58.8 63.9
1981 61.3 58.7 63.6
1980 61 58.6 63.2
1979 60.7 58.5 62.8
1978 60.4 58.3 62.4
1977 60 58 61.9
1976 59.4 57.6 61.1
1975 59 57.4 60.6
1974 58.4 57 59.9
1973 58 56.7 59.3
1972 57.5 56.3 58.6
1971 57 56 58.1
1970 56.6 55.5 57.6
1969 56 55 57
1968 55.4 54.4 56.4
1967 54.7 53.6 55.7
1966 53.9 52.8 55
1965 53 51.8 54.1
1964 52.1 50.9 53.2
1963 51.1 49.9 52.2
1962 50.2 48.9 51.3
1961 49.4 48.1 50.6
1960 48.7 47.3 49.9
1959 48.2 46.7 49.4
1958 47.7 46.2 48.9
1957 47.4 45.9 48.6
1956 47.1 45.6 48.3
1955 46.9 45.3 48.1
1954 46.6 45.1 47.9
1953 46.4 44.8 47.7
1952 46.2 44.6 47.4
1951 45.6 44.1 46.7
1950 44.9 43.6 45.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Cape Verde, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 61.3 years for men and 66.1 for women, with a combined average of 63.8 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 14.4 healthy years, 12.5 for males and 15.9 for females.

Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Cape Verde, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 48.0 Years

Mean expected age of death: 78.0 Years

Median expected age of death: 80.4 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.5% 97.9% 99.1%
50 95.5% 93.7% 97.5%
60 89.8% 85.7% 94.4%
65 85.8% 80.4% 91.7%
70 79.6% 72.4% 87.1%
75 68.6% 59.4% 77.7%
80 51.6% 41.3% 61.1%
85 31.6% 22.9% 39.3%
90 14.0% 8.9% 18.3%
95 3.9% 2.1% 5.4%
100 0.6% 0.2% 0.8%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 38% 40.5% 37.4%
99 36% 38.5% 35.4%
98 34% 36.6% 33.3%
97 31.9% 34.6% 31.3%
96 29.9% 32.6% 29.2%
95 28% 30.7% 27.2%
94 26.1% 28.8% 25.3%
93 24.2% 27% 23.4%
92 22.5% 25.2% 21.7%
91 20.8% 23.4% 20%
90 19.2% 21.7% 18.4%
89 17.7% 20.1% 16.9%
88 16.3% 18.6% 15.4%
87 14.9% 17.1% 14.1%
86 13.6% 15.7% 12.8%
85 12.4% 14.4% 11.5%
84 11.2% 13.2% 10.4%
83 10.2% 12.1% 9.33%
82 9.2% 11% 8.35%
81 8.32% 10.1% 7.46%
80 7.51% 9.2% 6.65%
79 6.78% 8.38% 5.91%
78 6.14% 7.67% 5.27%
77 5.55% 7% 4.68%
76 4.96% 6.33% 4.11%
75 4.36% 5.63% 3.55%
74 3.77% 4.93% 3.01%
73 3.28% 4.33% 2.57%
72 2.87% 3.83% 2.2%
71 2.5% 3.36% 1.88%
70 2.18% 2.95% 1.6%
69 1.9% 2.61% 1.37%
68 1.66% 2.29% 1.17%
67 1.46% 2.02% 1%
66 1.29% 1.78% 0.85%
65 1.12% 1.56% 0.72%
64 0.99% 1.39% 0.63%
63 0.94% 1.31% 0.6%
62 0.92% 1.28% 0.59%
61 0.88% 1.23% 0.55%
60 0.83% 1.18% 0.51%
59 0.79% 1.14% 0.46%
58 0.75% 1.09% 0.42%
57 0.7% 1.04% 0.38%
56 0.66% 0.98% 0.34%
55 0.63% 0.92% 0.32%
54 0.59% 0.86% 0.3%
53 0.55% 0.81% 0.29%
52 0.52% 0.75% 0.28%
51 0.49% 0.7% 0.26%
50 0.46% 0.65% 0.25%
49 0.43% 0.6% 0.23%
48 0.4% 0.56% 0.21%
47 0.36% 0.51% 0.19%
46 0.33% 0.47% 0.17%
45 0.3% 0.43% 0.15%
44 0.28% 0.4% 0.14%
43 0.26% 0.38% 0.13%
42 0.24% 0.36% 0.12%
41 0.23% 0.34% 0.12%
40 0.22% 0.32% 0.12%
39 0.22% 0.3% 0.12%
38 0.21% 0.29% 0.13%
37 0.2% 0.26% 0.12%
36 0.18% 0.24% 0.11%
35 0.16% 0.21% 0.1%
34 0.14% 0.19% 0.09%
33 0.13% 0.17% 0.07%
32 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
31 0.1% 0.14% 0.05%
30 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
29 0.08% 0.12% 0.04%
28 0.08% 0.12% 0.04%
27 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
26 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
25 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
24 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
23 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
22 0.07% 0.09% 0.03%
21 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
20 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
19 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
18 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
16 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
4 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
3 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
2 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
1 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
0 0.88% 0.96% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Cape Verde, the risk of dying is lowest at age 8 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.88% in the birth year, 0.09% at age 30, 0.83% at 60, and 7.51% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Cape Verde never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,995 years — 1,459 for males and 3,316 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1
99 101.1 100.9 101.2
98 100.2 100 100.3
97 99.4 99.2 99.4
96 98.5 98.3 98.6
95 97.7 97.4 97.7
94 96.8 96.6 96.9
93 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 94.5 94.1 94.6
90 93.7 93.3 93.8
89 93 92.6 93.1
88 92.2 91.8 92.4
87 91.5 91.1 91.7
86 90.8 90.4 91
85 90.2 89.7 90.4
84 89.5 89 89.8
83 88.9 88.3 89.2
82 88.3 87.7 88.6
81 87.8 87.1 88.1
80 87.2 86.5 87.6
79 86.7 85.9 87.1
78 86.2 85.3 86.7
77 85.7 84.8 86.2
76 85.3 84.2 85.8
75 84.8 83.7 85.5
74 84.4 83.3 85.1
73 84.1 82.9 84.8
72 83.7 82.5 84.6
71 83.4 82.1 84.3
70 83.2 81.8 84.1
69 82.9 81.4 83.9
68 82.7 81.1 83.7
67 82.4 80.9 83.6
66 82.2 80.6 83.4
65 82 80.4 83.3
64 81.9 80.2 83.2
63 81.7 79.9 83
62 81.5 79.7 82.9
61 81.3 79.5 82.8
60 81.2 79.3 82.7
59 81 79 82.6
58 80.8 78.8 82.5
57 80.7 78.6 82.4
56 80.5 78.4 82.3
55 80.4 78.2 82.2
54 80.2 78 82.1
53 80.1 77.8 82.1
52 79.9 77.6 82
51 79.8 77.4 81.9
50 79.6 77.2 81.8
49 79.5 77.1 81.7
48 79.4 76.9 81.7
47 79.3 76.7 81.6
46 79.2 76.6 81.5
45 79.1 76.5 81.5
44 79 76.3 81.4
43 78.9 76.2 81.4
42 78.8 76.1 81.3
41 78.7 76 81.3
40 78.6 75.9 81.2
39 78.5 75.8 81.2
38 78.4 75.6 81.1
37 78.4 75.5 81.1
36 78.3 75.5 81
35 78.2 75.4 81
34 78.2 75.3 81
33 78.1 75.2 80.9
32 78.1 75.2 80.9
31 78 75.1 80.9
30 78 75 80.8
29 77.9 75 80.8
28 77.9 74.9 80.8
27 77.8 74.9 80.8
26 77.8 74.8 80.8
25 77.8 74.8 80.7
24 77.7 74.7 80.7
23 77.7 74.7 80.7
22 77.7 74.6 80.7
21 77.6 74.6 80.7
20 77.6 74.5 80.6
19 77.6 74.5 80.6
18 77.5 74.5 80.6
17 77.5 74.4 80.6
16 77.5 74.4 80.6
15 77.5 74.4 80.6
14 77.5 74.4 80.6
13 77.5 74.4 80.5
12 77.5 74.4 80.5
11 77.4 74.4 80.5
10 77.4 74.3 80.5
9 77.4 74.3 80.5
8 77.4 74.3 80.5
7 77.4 74.3 80.5
6 77.4 74.3 80.5
5 77.4 74.3 80.5
4 77.4 74.3 80.5
3 77.3 74.2 80.4
2 77.3 74.2 80.4
1 77.2 74.2 80.3
0 76.6 73.4 79.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Cape Verde, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 82 years, rising to 83.2 at 70, 84.8 at 75, and 87.2 at 80 — all higher than the 76.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Cape Verde.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.55% 0.24% 0.8%
99 0.87% 0.39% 1.24%
98 1.31% 0.62% 1.87%
97 1.93% 0.95% 2.72%
96 2.75% 1.41% 3.84%
95 3.82% 2.03% 5.27%
94 5.16% 2.85% 7.06%
93 6.81% 3.9% 9.22%
92 8.79% 5.21% 11.8%
91 11.1% 6.81% 14.7%
90 13.7% 8.7% 18%
89 16.7% 10.9% 21.7%
88 20% 13.4% 25.6%
87 23.5% 16.1% 29.8%
86 27.1% 19.1% 34.2%
85 31% 22.3% 38.7%
84 34.9% 25.7% 43.1%
83 38.9% 29.3% 47.6%
82 42.8% 32.9% 51.9%
81 46.7% 36.6% 56.1%
80 50.5% 40.3% 60.1%
79 54.1% 44% 63.9%
78 57.7% 47.6% 67.4%
77 61.1% 51.2% 70.7%
76 64.3% 54.7% 73.8%
75 67.2% 57.9% 76.5%
74 69.8% 60.9% 78.9%
73 72.2% 63.7% 80.9%
72 74.3% 66.2% 82.8%
71 76.2% 68.5% 84.3%
70 77.9% 70.6% 85.7%
69 79.4% 72.5% 86.9%
68 80.8% 74.2% 87.9%
67 82% 75.7% 88.8%
66 83.1% 77.1% 89.6%
65 84% 78.3% 90.2%
64 84.8% 79.4% 90.8%
63 85.6% 80.5% 91.4%
62 86.4% 81.5% 91.9%
61 87.2% 82.5% 92.4%
60 87.9% 83.5% 92.9%
59 88.6% 84.5% 93.3%
58 89.3% 85.4% 93.7%
57 89.9% 86.3% 94%
56 90.5% 87.2% 94.4%
55 91.1% 88% 94.7%
54 91.6% 88.7% 95%
53 92.2% 89.4% 95.2%
52 92.6% 90.1% 95.5%
51 93.1% 90.8% 95.7%
50 93.5% 91.3% 96%
49 93.9% 91.9% 96.2%
48 94.3% 92.4% 96.4%
47 94.6% 92.9% 96.6%
46 95% 93.3% 96.8%
45 95.2% 93.7% 96.9%
44 95.5% 94.1% 97%
43 95.8% 94.5% 97.2%
42 96% 94.8% 97.3%
41 96.2% 95.1% 97.4%
40 96.4% 95.4% 97.5%
39 96.6% 95.7% 97.6%
38 96.8% 96% 97.8%
37 97% 96.3% 97.9%
36 97.2% 96.5% 98%
35 97.4% 96.7% 98.1%
34 97.5% 96.9% 98.2%
33 97.6% 97% 98.2%
32 97.7% 97.2% 98.3%
31 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
30 97.9% 97.5% 98.4%
29 98% 97.6% 98.5%
28 98.1% 97.7% 98.5%
27 98.1% 97.8% 98.5%
26 98.2% 97.9% 98.6%
25 98.3% 98% 98.6%
24 98.4% 98.1% 98.6%
23 98.4% 98.2% 98.7%
22 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
21 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
20 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
19 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
18 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
17 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
16 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
15 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
14 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
13 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
12 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
11 98.8% 98.8% 98.9%
10 98.9% 98.8% 98.9%
9 98.9% 98.8% 98.9%
8 98.9% 98.8% 99%
7 98.9% 98.8% 99%
6 98.9% 98.8% 99%
5 98.9% 98.9% 99%
4 98.9% 98.9% 99%
3 99% 98.9% 99.1%
2 99% 99% 99.1%
1 99.1% 99% 99.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Cape Verde, 87.9% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 77.9% past 70, 50.5% past 80, 13.7% past 90, and only 0.55% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Cape Verde Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Cape Verde

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 85.9 5.68 147.1
99 312 151.5 441
98 445 226.7 622
97 615 328 849
96 823 458 1,121
95 1,067 621 1,436
94 1,346 820 1,787
93 1,652 1,052 2,161
92 1,977 1,312 2,550
91 2,311 1,594 2,939
90 2,644 1,890 3,314
89 2,961 2,189 3,659
88 3,249 2,481 3,958
87 3,498 2,755 4,197
86 3,695 3,003 4,366
85 3,836 3,217 4,460
84 3,920 3,394 4,484
83 3,953 3,531 4,438
82 3,938 3,626 4,334
81 3,885 3,685 4,184
80 3,793 3,704 3,995
79 3,670 3,687 3,775
78 3,541 3,651 3,550
77 3,387 3,584 3,311
76 3,187 3,457 3,035
75 2,931 3,258 2,716
74 2,636 3,002 2,377
73 2,370 2,759 2,079
72 2,135 2,534 1,822
71 1,909 2,305 1,584
70 1,696 2,086 1,370
69 1,512 1,890 1,190
68 1,344 1,702 1,027
67 1,198 1,529 885
66 1,072 1,375 765
65 940 1,221 652
64 839 1,104 571
63 803 1,056 546
62 793 1,040 539
61 764 1,012 508
60 733 986 470
59 702 960 431
58 667 929 390
57 634 893 353
56 601 854 324
55 569 810 301
54 539 765 285
53 511 720 273.4
52 484 676 263.2
51 457 632 252.7
50 429 591 240.4
49 401 553 225.2
48 374 515 206.9
47 345 477 186.3
46 315 440 165.5
45 287.3 406 147.1
44 264.5 379 132.5
43 246.1 357 122
42 231.8 337 116
41 221.8 320 114.5
40 215.2 304 116.9
39 209.5 290.3 121.3
38 202 274.6 123.8
37 190 254.5 120.7
36 173.5 231 111
35 154.9 207.2 97.9
34 137.4 185.7 84.7
33 122.1 167 72.9
32 108.7 150.5 62.8
31 96.6 136 53.6
30 87 124.6 46
29 80.8 116.9 40.8
28 77.6 112.8 37.5
27 76.1 111.2 35.9
26 75.9 110.5 35.3
25 75.8 109.8 35.5
24 74.3 107.2 35.9
23 70.5 101.3 35.7
22 64.6 92 34.5
21 57.2 80 32.3
20 49.4 67.5 29.8
19 42.5 56.4 27.4
18 36.4 47.1 25
17 31.1 39.4 22.2
16 26.7 33.4 19.4
15 23.3 28.9 17.2
14 20.6 25.2 15.7
13 18.4 22.2 14.5
12 16.4 19.4 13.1
11 14.3 17 11.5
10 12.8 15.2 10.4
9 12 14.1 9.73
8 11.7 13.7 9.65
7 12.5 14.3 10.5
6 14.7 16.4 12.8
5 18.8 20.5 17
4 25.2 26.8 23.6
3 34.9 36.3 33.5
2 51.2 51.8 50.6
1 80.1 78.4 81.9
0 884 956 811

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Cape Verde, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 83 for both sexes combined, 80 for males, and 84 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 77.3 for men, 82.4 for women, and 80.1 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Cape Verde's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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