Health in Cape Verde

962 indicators covering health for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 185 2021 down 52.6% 152nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 19 2021 down 85.0% 152nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 11 2021 down 79.6% 164th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 80.0% 2024 down 20.0% 41st
Share of men who are smoking 16.6 2022 down 24.9% 131st
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 16.6 2022 down 24.9% 131st
Share of women who are smoking 5.3 2022 down 37.6% 92nd
Adults smoking 2007 2018 11 2022 down 28.1% 132nd
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 9 2024 up 80.0% 123rd
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 6.1% 2023 down 36.5% 52nd
Share healthy diet unaffordable 29.4 2024 down 0.7% 69th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 152 2021 down 16.5% 143rd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 8.5 2014 up 18.1% 85th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.95 2014 up 3.9% 30th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 6.8 2014 up 23.6% 131st
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 143,054 2024 up 5.9% 85th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 2 2015 unchanged 112th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 98.4% 2022 down 0.6% 84th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 16.78 2019 down 35.2% 105th
Number of new leprosy cases 6 2024 up 50.0% 95th
Pharmacists 0.12 2023 up 100.0% 150th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 94.0% 2025 β€” 89th
Number of new hivaids infections who 500 2024 unchanged 90th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 21,000 2030 down 4.5% 154th
Incidence of malaria 0.14 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 30.0% 72nd
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 44 2025 down 50.0% 88th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 31.54 2023 up 3.1% 41st
Death rate road traffic injuries 26.8 2019 up 14.0% 40th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 137 2023 down 25.1% 150th
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2006 down 100.0% 37th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 76.06 2023 up 3.5% 105th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 4.9% 2030 down 16.9% 142nd
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 4.9% 2030 down 18.3% 143rd
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 15 2021 down 68.1% 115th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 23.2 2019 down 13.2% 152nd
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 44.1% 2019 down 13.4% 54th
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 111 2019 up 1.8% 136th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 4 2024 down 42.9% 155th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 26.8 per 100,000 population 2019 up 16.5% 40th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 11.1 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 12.1% 60th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 42.4 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 16.8% 29th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 504.79 2019 up 60.6% 164th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.7% 2024 down 22.2% 43rd
Ipv vaccine coverage 94 2024 up 56.7% 90th
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 15 2021 down 66.7% 102nd
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2024 up 7.5% 1st
Hospital beds 22.13 2022 up 1.2% 86th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 11.43 2024 down 30.6% 43rd
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 45 2023 down 45.8% 141st
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 80 2025 β€” 25th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 41.0% 2025 β€” 158th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 9.53 2024 down 42.2% 51st
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 1 2024 β€” 59th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 5 2024 down 44.4% 95th
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 7.46 2024 β€” 19th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 100 2024 down 50.0% 85th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 382.92 2023 down 89.7% 162nd
Children living with hiv 100 2024 down 50.0% 85th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 51st