Health in Cape Verde

960 indicators covering health for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 64 2023 up 23.1% 122nd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 70 2023 up 2.9% 109th
UHC Service Coverage Index 71 2023 up 14.5% 99th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 67 2023 up 6.3% 63rd
Stillbirth rate 8.12 2023 down 21.4% 101st
Number of stillbirths 53 2023 down 45.9% 162nd
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 446.74 2023 down 34.0% 163rd
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 β€” 138th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd
Tb related deaths hiv 6 2023 unchanged 124th
Smoking bans in public places 5 2022 up 400.0% 99th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic produ 5.8% 2023 up 21.2% 108th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expe 11.0% 2023 down 28.0% 60th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 58.6% 2023 up 1.4% 91st
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 25.7% 2023 up 6.1% 110th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 3.4% 2023 up 22.9% 89th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 13.8% 2023 up 52.7% 56th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current h 30.4% 2023 up 12.9% 116th
Health expenditure government expenditure 13.79 2023 up 52.7% 56th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 290.13 2023 up 51.8% 118th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 88.29 2023 up 71.4% 117th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 169.94 2023 up 53.9% 109th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 5.85 2023 up 21.2% 108th
Mumps - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 110th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 5.3 2023 down 13.1% 58th
Hib vaccine 93 2024 down 2.1% 79th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 31.9 2023 up 9.3% 22nd
Dentists 120 2019 up 3,900.0% 133rd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 37.7% 2024 unchanged 65th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 939 2023 up 133.0% 166th
Nursing personnel 939 2023 up 133.0% 164th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 37.88 2019 down 12.0% 28th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 34.82 2019 down 13.7% 48th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 52.5% 2019 up 42.3% 110th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardiz 44.1 2019 down 6.0% 35th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension )am 14.1% 2019 up 72.0% 120th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) a 12.6% 2019 up 61.5% 126th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 32.2% 2019 up 34.7% 128th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 36.0% 2019 up 39.5% 120th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 49.4% 2019 up 41.1% 115th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 39.8 2019 down 8.9% 67th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) immunizati 0.0% 2025 β€” 167th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 71.6% 2024 unchanged 61st
Adolescent birth rate 0.4676 2020 down 34.8% 77th
Rubella number unvaccinated 319.1 2023 down 70.0% 146th
Estimated number of malaria cases 19 Cases 2024 down 26.9% 81st
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 0 2022 down 100.0% 171st
Medical doctors 7.3 2023 up 21.5% 131st
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ yea 29.8% 2022 up 17.6% 76th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ yea 31.2% 2022 up 17.2% 68th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 17.98 2023 up 128.5% 135th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 3,900 2025 up 34.5% 118th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.9% 2025 up 12.5% 41st
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 86 2024 up 8.9% 86th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 86 2024 up 8.9% 86th
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 β€” 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 3,237 2025 up 112.5% 111th