Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1983.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22.0% | — |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +40.9% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 60.0% | +53.8% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +45.0% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 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 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 94.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +53.8% | 39.0% | 60.0% |
| 1987 | +45.0% | 60.0% | 87.0% |
| 1984 | +40.9% | 22.0% | 31.0% |
| 1985 | +25.8% | 31.0% | 39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 22.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Cape Verde was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1983.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.