Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 47.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde is 47.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.1% | — |
| 1981 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 23.8% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 43.4% | 47.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cape Verde was 47.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cape Verde ranks 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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