Tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde, 2001–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde is 71.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde peaked at 71.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2001.
That places Cape Verde 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.0% | — |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 71.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 38.0% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 60.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in Cape Verde was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.