Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 46.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cape Verde is 46.69, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cape Verde peaked at 46.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.08, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 126th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.08 | — |
| 1991 | 17.9 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 18.74 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 19.61 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 20.51 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 21.44 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 22.42 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 23.43 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 24.49 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.59 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26.7 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 27.81 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.93 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 30.05 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 31.15 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.22 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33.26 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.26 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 35.19 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.07 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 36.92 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 37.73 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 39.26 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.02 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.8 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 41.6 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.42 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.24 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.09 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.95 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 45.81 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.69 | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 46.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.16, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 46.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.12 | 17.08 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.56 | 26.7 | 36.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.46 | 36.92 | 44.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.82 | 44.95 | 46.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cape Verde was 46.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 46.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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