Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde is 11.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.8%, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 170 South Sudan 11.9% compare
- 171 Tajikistan 11.8% compare
- 172 India 11.5% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 11.4% compare
- 175 Guinea 10.8% compare
- 176 Togo 10.8% compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde was 11.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.