Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde peaked at 15.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
That places Cabo Verde 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More infrastructure data for Cabo Verde
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.4% (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)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.4% (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)
- 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 stunted in Cabo Verde?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cabo Verde ranks 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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