Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde, 2008–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 12.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2013.
Cabo Verde ranks 52nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.6% | — |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 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)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.04 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.63 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.14 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 47 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 3.34 million constant US$ (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.4104 per 1000 uninfected pop (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 40.04 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 index (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Cabo Verde was 12.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2013.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Cabo Verde ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. 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 total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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