Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cape Verde, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 95.0% for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cape Verde peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1985.
That places Cape Verde 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.2% | 54.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 76.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,021 (2025)
- Population, male 50.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 4,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,742 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 173,021 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cape Verde?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cape Verde was 95.0% 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 vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1985.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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