Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 15.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 15.77 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cape Verde peaked at 15.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.41 | — |
| 1991 | 3.65 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 3.91 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 4.18 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 4.47 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 4.78 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 5.11 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 5.47 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 5.85 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 6.26 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.67 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 7.08 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.51 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 7.93 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 8.36 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.78 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.18 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.58 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.95 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.64 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.99 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.32 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.67 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.03 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.41 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.83 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.26 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 13.71 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.19 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.7 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.23 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.77 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 | 3.41 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.53 | 6.67 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 | 10.64 | 14.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.23 | 14.7 | 15.77 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cape Verde was 15.77 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Cape Verde ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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