Undernourishment rises in Cabo Verde in 2022 and 2023
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Anacao
Undernourishment prevalence rose in Cabo Verde in 2022 and 2023 after reaching its lowest level in 2021, according to the Sustainable Development Goals statistical report published by the National Institute of Statistics. Over the 2015–2023 period, however, it fell by 3.1 percentage points, while moderate or severe food insecurity declined from 41.1% in 2018 to 32.3% in 2024.
Undernourishment in Cabo Verde increased in 2022 and 2023, after reaching its lowest level in 2021. However, the country recorded a decline of 3.1 percentage points between 2015 and 2023, according to the Statistical Report on the Sustainable Development Goals 2015–2025 published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Moderate or severe food insecurity fell from 41.1% in 2018 to 32.3% in 2024, reaching its lowest level in 2022. Severe food insecurity declined by 2.5 percentage points over the same period, but has risen since 2020 to reach 8.3% in 2024, according to INE.
Stunting among children under five rose from 11.8% in 2015 to 12.6% in 2024. The increase was greater in rural areas, where the figure reached 13.6%, compared with 12.1% in urban areas.
