Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.9% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 41st of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 39 Bahamas 1.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 41 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
- 41 Chad 0.9% compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% 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)
- 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cape Verde was 0.9% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Cape Verde ranks 41st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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