New HIV infections in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: New HIV infections was 0.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
27th
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.49
in 1999
All-time low
0.36
in 2008
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.4 for new hiv infections in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Cape Verde peaked at 0.49 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 27th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.44 | — |
| 1991 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.45 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.49 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.44 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.39 | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.41 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.461 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.403 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3933 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 25 Ghana 0.42 compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 0.42 compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.4 compare
- 27 Jamaica 0.4 compare
- 30 South Sudan 0.39 compare
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1267 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Cape Verde?
- New hiv infections in Cape Verde was 0.4 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 1999.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for new hiv infections?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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