Children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 1.9 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde peaked at 9.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9 num th, in 2024.
That places Cabo Verde 151st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.28 num th | 5.4 num th | 9.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 num th | 2.8 num th | 5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 num th | 1.9 num th | 2.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More development goals data for Cabo Verde
- Red List Index 0.8828 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 259.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 68 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 52 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.07 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 72 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Cabo Verde was 1.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cabo Verde ranks 151st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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