Cape Verde vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Cape Verde
7.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.3%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
56th
United Kingdom rank
59th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Cape Verde
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7.8% against 7.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 59th of 163 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.8% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 7.3% | 2.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Cape Verde or United Kingdom?
- Cape Verde, at 7.8% against 7.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Cape Verde and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 59th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.