Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
129th
of 198 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 48.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde peaked at 48.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 129th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.4% | — |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 12.4% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 11.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 17.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 26.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 36.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.6% | 48.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cape Verde was 48.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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