USAID Country Health Statistical Report for Cape Verde

The population growth rate was 1.5% in 2010, and 65.7% of the population resided in urban areas. The number of women aged 15-19 was 29,952, and the number of women aged 15-49 was 139,657. The life expectancy at birth was 70.4 years, and the crude birth rate was 21.7 per 1,000 people. The crude death rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people, and the number of live births was 11,023. The GNI per capita (PPP) in 2005 was $6,000. Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP was 5% in 2002. There were 0.18 physicians per 1,000 people in 1980. The adult literacy rate was 75.7% in 2002, with 68% of women and 85.4% of men being literate. The gross enrollment ratio for primary school was 101.5% in 2007, and the gender parity index for net enrollment ratio was 0.98 in 2007. Access to an improved water source was 73% in rural areas and 86% in urban areas in 2002. Access to improved sanitation facilities was 19% in rural areas and 61% in urban areas in 2002. The total fertility rate (BUCEN) in 2010 was 2.5 children per woman. The total fertility rate (CDC) in 1998 was 4 children per woman. The contraceptive prevalence rate for modern methods among all women was 32.9% in 1998, and 46% among married women. The median age of sexual debut among women aged 25-49 was not available. The mean ideal family size was 2.3 children in 1998. Women aged 20-24 who gave birth before age 20 were 46.3% in 1998. The maternal mortality ratio (WHO/Hill) in 2005 was 210 deaths per 100,000 live births. Antenatal care was received by 89.1% of women in 1998, with 84.8% receiving two or more visits and 63.9% receiving four or more visits. Assisted delivery by a health professional was 53.2% in 1998, with 17% assisted by a doctor and 36.2% assisted by other health professionals. The infant mortality rate (BUCEN) in 2010 was 27.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate (UNICEF) in 2008 was 24 deaths per 1,000 live births. The infant mortality rate (CDC) in 1998 was 31 deaths per 1,000 live births. The under-5 mortality rate (BUCEN) in 2010 was 64.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. The under-5 mortality rate (UNICEF) in 2008 was 29 deaths per 1,000 live births. The under-5 mortality rate (CDC) in 1998 was 43 deaths per 1,000 live births. The tuberculosis (TB) estimated number of cases in 2007 was 798. The TB case detection rate in 2007 was 33%. The TB (DOTS) treatment success rate in 2006 was 79%.