Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare was 158.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 158.7 for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde peaked at 158.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 124th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7 | — |
| 2001 | 33.33 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 35.45 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 36.17 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.16 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 43.59 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 48.53 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 49.01 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.05 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.86 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 69.2 | +36.1% |
| 2011 | 64.88 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 72.55 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 74.5 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 80.02 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 82.67 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 91.9 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 121.33 | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 102.53 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 103.98 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 116.64 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 116.85 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 143.78 | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 158.7 | +10.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 158.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 382.2, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 158.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.04, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.69 | 32.7 | 50.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.36 | 64.88 | 121.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.99 | 116.64 | 158.7 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde?
- Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Cape Verde was 158.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 158.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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