Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.19
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.39
in 1990
All-time low
9.11
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cape Verde is 9.19, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cape Verde peaked at 12.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.11, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.39 | — |
| 1991 | 12.27 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 12.14 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.85 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 11.69 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.52 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 11.34 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.17 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.99 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.82 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.66 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.49 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.34 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.19 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.04 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.77 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.64 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.41 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.32 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.24 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.19 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.14 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.12 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.11 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.12 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.14 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.15 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.17 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.19 | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 9.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 9.19 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.74 | 10.99 | 12.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.14 | 9.51 | 10.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 | 9.11 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 9.15 | 9.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 26 Saudi Arabia 9.34 compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 North Korea 9.2 compare
- 30 Mauritius 9.16 compare
- 31 Indonesia 9.15 compare
- 32 Ghana 8.34 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cape Verde?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Cape Verde was 9.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cape Verde ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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