Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 8.4% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde peaked at 8.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.
That places Cape Verde 54th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +10.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 8.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 8.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 53 El Salvador 8.5% compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 8.4% compare
- 56 Nauru 8.2% compare
- 57 Bhutan 8.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde was 8.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Cape Verde ranks 54th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.