The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde stood at 96. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde peaked at 96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2001.
That places Cape Verde 28th out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 62 | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 76 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92 | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96 | +1.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 96 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +34.8% | 46 | 62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.9 | 46 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92 | 92 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.33 | 95 | 96 | 3 |
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More population data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde?
- The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Cape Verde was 96 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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