Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 13.92 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde is 13.92, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde peaked at 13.92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.81, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.77 | — |
| 2001 | 8.7 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.66 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.65 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.67 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.95 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.81 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.19 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.74 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.41 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 10.49 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 11.16 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.48 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.86 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.32 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 11.81 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.81 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.52 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.87 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.39 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.92 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 | 7.81 | 8.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 | 9.41 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.65 | 13.39 | 13.92 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Cape Verde was 13.92 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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