Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 6.99 per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cabo Verde, 2003–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 6.99 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2020.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cabo Verde peaked at 12.69 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.17 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Cabo Verde 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.17 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 4.38 per 100,000 people | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 9.07 per 100,000 people | +107.1% |
| 2006 | 7.13 per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 10.54 per 100,000 people | +47.8% |
| 2014 | 12.69 per 100,000 people | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 8.98 per 100,000 people | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1 per 100,000 people | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 7.41 per 100,000 people | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 6.04 per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 6.42 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.99 per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.94 per 100,000 people | 3.17 per 100,000 people | 9.07 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.17 per 100,000 people | 6.04 per 100,000 people | 12.69 per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 1 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 259.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 68 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 52 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.07 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 72 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cabo Verde?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cabo Verde was 6.99 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Cabo Verde ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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