Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde peaked at 99.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2014.
Cape Verde ranks 86th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.0% | — |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.2% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Cape Verde was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2014.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Cape Verde ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children fully vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.