Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 46.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Cape Verde, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Cape Verde is 46.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Cape Verde peaked at 46.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 129th 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 (% of adults) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 46.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.2%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 46.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 17.1% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 36.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.0% | 46.7% | 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)
- 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 prevalence of overweight in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of overweight in Cape Verde was 46.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.