Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cape Verde is 13, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cape Verde peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.07 | — |
| 1991 | 4.24 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 4.43 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.62 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.83 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.04 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.27 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 5.51 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.76 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 6.02 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 6.58 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.87 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.16 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.46 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.75 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.04 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.32 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.58 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.82 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.06 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.29 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.52 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.76 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.02 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.61 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.95 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.32 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.71 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.13 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.55 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 13 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.98 | 4.07 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 | 6.3 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 | 9.06 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 | 12.13 | 13 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cape Verde?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cape Verde was 13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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