Tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Tuberculosis death rate was 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde stood at 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde peaked at 20 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 deaths per 100,000 people | 20 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 83 Benin 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Uruguay 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Brunei 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Ecuador 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Colombia 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,811 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cape Verde was 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.