Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10.31 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
46th
of 138 countries
All-time high
19.3 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2014
All-time low
8.83 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2020
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cape Verde, 2011–2020
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 of the victim in Cape Verde peaked at 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 46th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17.72 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 17.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.16 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 11.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population
- 44 Suriname 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 United States 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Mongolia 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cape Verde?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cape Verde was 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Cape Verde ranks 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.