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aged comprised between 15 and 24 falls within the 96,9%, being slightly higher for female
population than male. For population group with ages comprised between 15 and 49 records
show a record 89,7% of literacy.
Cape Verde should reach the ODM's in almost all domains before 2015. In some places, these
objectives already been reached, as it can be seen by the reduction of the child mortality rate
and the increase of life expectancy. According to Statistics Report from the Ministry of
Health, the general mortality rate was of 9,1/1000 in 1995 to 5,3/1000 in 2007; the children
mortality changed from 57,9/1000 to 21,7/1000 in the same period; According to INE, life
expectancy changed from 70,8 years in 2000 to 72,8 in 2008, an increase of 11 years
compared to 1990.
In fact, in the last few years, Cape Verde registered a slight increase in live quality and
disposable income which lead to the country's graduation from the category of LDC. Those
indicators have also contributed to increase Cape Verde's Human Development Index.
Members of the Council,
Cape Verde's constitution foresees rights, liberty and guarantees to all Cape-verdean citizens
(from living rights and integrity to the right to freedom; from the right to take part in politics
and citizenship, to the recognition of rights of foreigners residing or passing by the country;
employment rights, non-discrimination rights, economic, social and cultural rights) and
consecrated the concept of dignity of all individuals as an absolute value.
Cape Verde has a government system based in the separation of powers between different
sovereign organisms, an independent judicial power, local power where its collaborators are
elected and held responsible by the community, public administration on service of citizens,
foreseen as a development instrument. It also establishes a system that guarantees the respect
to all citizens as a characteristic regime of a pluralist democracy.
Today, Cape Verde has a consolidated democracy presenting an evident vitality and have
prised in its transformation to modern country, integrated in the world economy and pursuit a
sustained development, based in human rights entitlement of its citizens.
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