Health in Cape Verde

508 indicators covering health for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 30-34, female 22,690 2025 up 13.2% 168th
Population ages 30-34, male 24,507 2025 up 7.7% 169th
Population ages 35-39, female 21,901 2025 up 40.7% 168th
Population ages 35-39, male 23,373 2025 up 30.1% 169th
Population ages 40-44, female 17,905 2025 up 40.1% 170th
Population ages 40-44, male 19,633 2025 up 39.1% 172nd
Population ages 45-49, female 13,894 2025 up 10.1% 172nd
Population ages 45-49, male 15,701 2025 up 22.2% 172nd
Population ages 50-54, female 11,366 2025 down 2.7% 172nd
Population ages 50-54, male 12,164 2025 up 8.9% 173rd
Population ages 55-59, female 11,342 2025 up 20.0% 172nd
Population ages 55-59, male 11,114 2025 up 40.2% 173rd
Population ages 60-64, female 10,469 2025 up 53.2% 170th
Population ages 60-64, male 9,600 2025 up 94.1% 172nd
Population ages 65-69, female 8,325 2025 up 70.9% 171st
Population ages 65-69, male 6,733 2025 up 99.7% 173rd
Population ages 70-74, female 5,844 2025 up 43.7% 171st
Population ages 70-74, male 4,039 2025 up 59.7% 176th
Population ages 75-79, female 4,132 2025 up 6.6% 169th
Population ages 75-79, male 2,402 2025 up 10.6% 175th
Population ages 80 and above, female 4,415 2025 up 17.0% 170th
Population ages 80 and above, male 1,835 2025 up 4.1% 179th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 7.8% 2024 up 52.9% 56th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 8.9% 2024 up 53.4% 56th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 8.4% 2024 up 52.7% 55th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 4.7% 2024 down 28.8% 127th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 5.9% 2024 down 29.8% 125th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 5.3% 2024 down 29.3% 127th
Hospital beds 2.21 per 1,000 people 2022 up 0.9% 92nd
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 86.0% 2024 up 8.9% 86th
Tuberculosis death rate 4.6 per 100,000 people 2024 up 7.0% 87th
Incidence of tuberculosis 47 per 100,000 people 2024 down 42.0% 96th
Tuberculosis cases 250 cases 2024 down 40.5% 152nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 95.1% 2024 up 4.3% 128th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 86.1% 2024 up 14.4% 116th
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.3% 2024 down 97.7% 70th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 86.2% 2024 up 18.2% 107th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 76.6% 2024 up 37.2% 105th
People using at least basic drinking water services 92.3% 2024 up 9.1% 146th
People practicing open defecation, rural 10.1% 2024 down 71.6% 44th
People using at least basic sanitation services 83.1% 2024 up 21.8% 148th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 71.0% 2024 up 7.6% 121st
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 4.6 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 up 7.0% 84th
People practicing open defecation 3.4% 2024 down 84.4% 57th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 2.21 per 1,000 people 2022 up 0.9% 92nd
Current health expenditure 5.8% 2023 up 21.2% 108th
Current health expenditure per capita 290.13 current US$ 2023 up 51.8% 117th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 25.7% 2023 up 6.1% 110th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 74.68 current US$ 2023 up 61.1% 114th
Domestic general government health expenditure 58.6% 2023 up 1.4% 90th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 361.13 current international $ 2023 up 103.5% 115th
Domestic private health expenditure 30.4% 2023 up 12.9% 117th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 616.54 current international $ 2023 up 100.7% 122nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 88.29 current US$ 2023 up 71.4% 118th
Total health spending per person 616.54 current international $ 2023 up 100.7% 122nd
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 158.7 current international $ 2023 up 113.0% 124th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 361.13 current international $ 2023 up 103.5% 115th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people 0.6751 infections per 1,000 people 2024 up 2.2% 27th
Immunization, Hib3 93.0% 2024 down 2.1% 78th
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 1.11 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 46.6% 119th