Prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of overweight, male was 37.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde peaked at 37.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 136th of 196 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 37.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.9%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Cape Verde was 37.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.