Number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of tuberculosis cases was 250 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 250 for number of tuberculosis cases in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde peaked at 800 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2022.
That places Cape Verde 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 800 | — |
| 2001 | 780 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 490 | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 740 | +51.0% |
| 2004 | 650 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 610 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 520 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 520 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 610 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 580 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 590 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 620 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 670 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 470 | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 420 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 400 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 360 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 360 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 290 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 260 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 200 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 280 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 250 | -10.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 250 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,700, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 250 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of tuberculosis cases 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 | +51.0% | 490 | 740 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 630 | 490 | 800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 447 | 290 | 670 | 10 |
| 2020s | 256 | 200 | 290 | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde?
- Number of tuberculosis cases in Cape Verde was 250 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 800 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of tuberculosis cases recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of tuberculosis cases?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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