Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 58.6% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 87th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.6% | — |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 13.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 20.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.0% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 42.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.8% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 84 Pakistan 59.3% compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 58.8% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 58.6% compare
- 88 United Kingdom 58.5% compare
- 89 Tajikistan 58.2% compare
- 90 Solomon Islands 58.1% compare
More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 427.83 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Cape Verde was 58.6% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.