Health expenditure, private in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Health expenditure, private was 24.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure, private in Cape Verde, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 24.9% for health expenditure, private in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Cape Verde peaked at 26.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1996.
Cape Verde ranks 51st of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.6% | — |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 24.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 68% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 24.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure, private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +36.3% | 18.4% | 25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.3% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape Verde
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- 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 health expenditure, private in Cape Verde?
- Health expenditure, private in Cape Verde was 24.9% in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure, private recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1996.
- How does Cape Verde rank for health expenditure, private?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).