Vaccination coverage in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Vaccination coverage was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Cape Verde, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 93.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Cape Verde peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2002.
That places Cape Verde 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.0% | — |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 93.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +65.0% | 40.0% | 66.0% |
| 2004 | +37.9% | 66.0% | 91.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 40.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Cape Verde?
- Vaccination coverage in Cape Verde was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2002.
- How does Cape Verde rank for vaccination coverage?
- Cape Verde ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.