Economy · Life expectancy at birth · Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s life expectancy at birth rose to 76.2 years in 2024.
76.2 years
2024
Up 0.17 years from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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76.2 years
What it is. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of every age group in a given year stayed the same for life. It is calculated from a life table that combines mortality at each age, so deaths in infancy and in working age pull the figure down far more than deaths in old age. The measure leaves out how healthy those years are and how long different groups within the country live.
Higher is better. Higher is better because each extra year reflects fewer early deaths and better nutrition, sanitation and medical care. The latest figure is 76.2 years for 2024, up 0.17 years from 76.1 years a year earlier. Since 2015 the lowest value was 73.8 years in 2020. The 2024 figure is the highest in that span.
Why it matters. A child born in Cabo Verde in 2024 can expect to live 76.2 years, so households can plan for a longer old age and more years of supporting older relatives. The state's pension and health systems cover people for more years, and the care needs of an ageing population grow with them. Firms can expect workers to stay in the labour force for longer.
| Period | Life expectancy at birth · Cabo Verde |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.1 years |
| 2016 | 74.3 years |
| 2017 | 74.7 years |
| 2018 | 74.8 years |
| 2019 | 75.4 years |
| 2020 | 73.8 years |
| 2021 | 74.4 years |
| 2022 | 75.9 years |
| 2023 | 76.1 years |
| 2024 | 76.2 years |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Life expectancy at birth, Cabo Verde, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/life-expectancy/cabo-verde
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Life expectancy at birth, total. Unit: years.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.LE00.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.