Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde stood at 93.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1983.
That places Cape Verde 82nd 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 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.0% | — |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +38.5% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +70.4% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 93.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +70.4% | 54.0% | 92.0% |
| 1986 | +38.5% | 39.0% | 54.0% |
| 1984 | +34.8% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| 1985 | +25.8% | 31.0% | 39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9% | 23.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 300.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7172 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 281.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5237 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 51.68 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1983.
- How does Cape Verde rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.