Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 21.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 21.6% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde peaked at 29.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 48th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.9% | — |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 17.4% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.5% | 21.6% | 3 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Cape Verde was 21.6% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.