Cabo Verde
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
88.1 / 100
Rank
#81
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
95.0
Education
87.4
Poverty & Water
85.4
Adolescent & Digital
77.9
Protection
89.7
Environment & Exposure
84.4
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 11.10 | 2024 | 95.6 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 6.00 | 2018 | 94.0 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 93.00 | 2024 | 93.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 2.40 | 2018 | 97.6 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 93.42 | 2018 | 93.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 70.43 | 2018 | 70.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.32 | 2024 | 98.3 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 14.60 | 2015 | 85.4 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 37.94 | 2024 | 81.0 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 74.74 | 2024 | 74.7 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 91.40 | 2010 | 91.4 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 8.40 | 2018 | 91.6 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 6.99 | 2020 | 86.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 20.19 | 2023 | 79.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 89.00 | 2024 | 89.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 86.6 (v1.0) to 88.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +1.5 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Cabo Verde.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Cabo Verde itself.
Its rank moved from #85 to #81; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.