Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 5.9% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde peaked at 17.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 125th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 68% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.3%, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Cape Verde was 5.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.