Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Cabo Verde

Underweight children in Cabo Verde in 2018 — 2.2%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 47. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 11.5 pp.

2018 2.2% −9.6 pp vs 1994
World rank 11of 47
Period maximum 13.7%1985
Period minimum 2.2%2018

Trend over time

1985–2018 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Cabo Verde, 1985–20180510151985198919931997200120052009201320171985: 13.7%1994: 11.8%2018: 2.2%
Change over the period: −11.5 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 2.2%
World 13.3%
Underweight children — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 2.2
1994 11.8
1985 13.7

About the indicator

The share of children under the age of five whose weight is more than two standard deviations below the median of the WHO growth standards. The indicator reflects a combination of chronic and acute undernutrition and remains one of the most accurate indicators of poverty: it depends little on the methodology of income accounting.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.