Medical doctors in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Medical doctors was 381 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Cape Verde, 2009–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 381 for medical doctors in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Cape Verde peaked at 410 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2009.
That places Cape Verde 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 69 | — |
| 2010 | 292 | +323.2% |
| 2011 | 292 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 260 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 308 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 236 | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 410 | +73.7% |
| 2016 | 408 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 338 | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 365 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 382 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 373 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 378 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 373 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 381 | +2.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 381 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 381 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,289, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +323.2% | 69 | 292 |
| 2015 | +73.7% | 236 | 410 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69 | 69 | 69 | 1 |
| 2010s | 329.1 | 236 | 410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.25 | 373 | 381 | 4 |
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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 medical doctors in Cape Verde?
- Medical doctors in Cape Verde was 381 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 410 in 2015.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2009.
- How does Cape Verde rank for medical doctors?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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