Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Cabo Verde

Number of intentional homicides in Cabo Verde in 2020 — 36 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 128. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 140%.

2020 36 people +9.09% vs 2019
World rank 33of 128
Period maximum 65 people2014
Period minimum 15 people2003

Trend over time

2003–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Cabo Verde, 2003–202002040608020032005200720092011201320152017201920202003: 15 people2004: 21 people2005: 44 people2006: 35 people2013: 54 people2014: 65 people2015: 46 people2016: 62 people2017: 38 people2018: 31 people2019: 33 people2020: 36 people
Change over the period: +21 (+140%) Average annual rate: 5.28 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 36 people
World 418,345 people
Number of intentional homicides — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 36 +3 +9.09%
2019 33 +2 +6.45%
2018 31 −7 −18.42%
2017 38 −24 −38.71%
2016 62 +16 +34.78%
2015 46 −19 −29.23%
2014 65 +11 +20.37%
2013 54
2006 35 −9 −20.45%
2005 44 +23 +109.52%
2004 21 +6 +40%
2003 15

Western Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.