Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2018
All-time low
60.0%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cape Verde, 2017–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 94.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 60.0% | — |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 94.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 94.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.0% | 60.0% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 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 share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cape Verde?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cape Verde was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.