Number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of children orphaned from aids was 837.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde stood at 837.98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde peaked at 1,657 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 273.78, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 98th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 273.78 | — |
| 1991 | 349.1 | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 437.29 | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 537.89 | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 648.23 | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 763.87 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 883.36 | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 1,002 | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 1,118 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1,228 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1,330 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1,421 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1,498 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,561 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,616 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,657 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,652 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,625 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,571 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,497 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1,449 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,393 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,349 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,290 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,222 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,167 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,127 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,102 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,074 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,029 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 981.83 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 936.94 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 887.14 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 857.9 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 837.98 | -2.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 837.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,238, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 837.98 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83,352, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children orphaned from aids 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.5% | 273.78 | 349.1 |
| 1992 | +25.3% | 349.1 | 437.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 724.13 | 273.78 | 1,228 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 | 1,330 | 1,657 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,220 | 1,029 | 1,449 | 10 |
| 2020s | 900.36 | 837.98 | 981.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde?
- Number of children orphaned from aids in Cape Verde was 837.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,657 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children orphaned from aids recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.78 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of children orphaned from aids?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children orphaned from aids rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Number of children orphaned from aids. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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