Prevalence of undernourishment in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Prevalence of undernourishment was 13.5% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Cabo Verde, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 13.5% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Cabo Verde peaked at 16.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2021.
Cabo Verde ranks 17th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 14 Sierra Leone 24.1% compare
- 15 Botswana 24.0% compare
- 16 Angola 22.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 22.1% compare
- 18 Uganda 22.0% compare
- 19 Mozambique 21.8% compare
- 20 Malawi 21.4% compare
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 prevalence of undernourishment in Cabo Verde?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Cabo Verde was 13.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2021.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Cabo Verde ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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