Homicide rate by sex in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Homicide rate by sex was 10.31 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10.31
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
46th
of 138 countries
All-time high
19.3
in 2014
All-time low
8.83
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2020
Homicide rate by sex in Cape Verde, 2011–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 10.31 for homicide rate by sex in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Cape Verde peaked at 19.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.83, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 46th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.93 | 8.83 | 19.3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 10.31 | 10.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31
- 44 Suriname 10.82 compare
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 compare
- 47 United States 8.94 compare
- 48 Mongolia 8.66 compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21
More social development data for Cape Verde
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.907 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.631 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.745 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.874 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.857 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Cape Verde?
- Homicide rate by sex in Cape Verde was 10.31 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Cape Verde ranks 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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