Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 4.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cape Verde is 4.2, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cape Verde peaked at 4.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.71, 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.71 | — |
| 1991 | 0.75 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.86 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.92 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.37 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.56 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.77 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.87 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.07 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.16 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.24 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.32 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.71 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.83 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.97 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.72 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 3.95 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.71 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.37 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.32 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 3.72 | 4.2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Cape Verde was 4.2 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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