Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde is 8.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde peaked at 8.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.
Cabo Verde ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More infrastructure data for Cabo Verde
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 5.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 93.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.4% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 29.88 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.99 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 86.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cabo Verde was 8.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cabo Verde ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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