Cape Verde is not on track to meet any of the global maternal, infant, and young child nutrition targets, based on available data. Whilst the latest prevalence data shows that 59.6% of infants aged 0 to 5 months are exclusively breastfedi , there is insufficient data to assess the progress that Cape Verde has made towards achieving both the low birth weightii and exclusive breastfeedingiii targets. Even when data are available, accurate projections are further complicated by the datasets being outdated. With regards to U5 stuntingiv, wastingv and overweightvi, as well as a lack of adequate prevalence data on current trends, there is insufficient data to assess progress and project estimates towards meeting these targets by 2025. With 33.3% of women of reproductive age (WRA) now affected by anemiavii, Cape Verde shows no progress towards achieving the target of reducing WRA anemia. Beyond the WHA targets, with regards to the adult population (aged 18 years and over), Cape Verde's obesity prevalence is lower than the regional average, with an estimate of 16.3% of adult women and 6.9% of adult men living with obesityviii (compared to the regional average of 18.4% for women and 7.8% for men). However, Cape Verde has shown no progress towards achieving the target for obesity, and limited progress towards achieving other diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) targets, with a prevalence of diabetesix estimated to affect 8.0% of adult women and 9.1% of adult men.
Year of publication | |
Geographic coverage | Cape Verde |
Originally published | 04 Jan 2022 |
Related organisation(s) | IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Nutrition |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | policymakingmalnutritionchildimplementation of the budget |