Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 840 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cape Verde is 840, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cape Verde peaked at 1,700 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 650 | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 760 | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 880 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 1,000 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 980 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 940 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 890 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 860 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 840 | -2.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 840 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,250, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 840 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,500, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 763 | 500 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,550 | 1,300 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,210 | 1,000 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 902 | 840 | 980 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cape Verde?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Cape Verde was 840 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,700 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.