Share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population infected with hiv was 0.9155 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9155
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
45th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.9155
in 2024
All-time low
0.4875
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.9155 for share of the population infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde peaked at 0.9155 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4875, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4875 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5202 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5463 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.57 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5898 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6086 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6232 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6353 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6455 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6537 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6613 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6672 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6692 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6717 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6742 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6757 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6786 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.681 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6848 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6897 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6988 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7105 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7234 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7378 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7554 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.774 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7959 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.819 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8386 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8544 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.869 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8783 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8883 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9031 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9155 | +1.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.9155 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4195, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.9155 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.588 | 0.4875 | 0.6537 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6753 | 0.6613 | 0.6897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7708 | 0.6988 | 0.8544 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8909 | 0.869 | 0.9155 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Cape Verde was 0.9155 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9155 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4875 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Cape Verde ranks 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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