Homicide rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Homicide rate was 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Cape Verde, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Cape Verde stood at 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Cape Verde peaked at 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 28th out of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Guyana 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Seychelles 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Costa Rica 13.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Barbados 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Philippines 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Cape Verde
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.745 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.857 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.745 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.458 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.631 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Cape Verde?
- Homicide rate in Cape Verde was 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for homicide rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.