Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 98.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 98.4% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde peaked at 98.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2007.
That places Cabo Verde 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.5% | — |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.3% | 75.6% | 98.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 91.4% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More health data for Cabo Verde
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 4.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.14 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.04 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.63 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 47 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 3.34 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.4104 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 40.04 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.1392 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Cabo Verde was 98.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2007.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Cabo Verde ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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