Niue vs Sur: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Niue
34.5%
in 2024
Sur
20.4%
in 2024
Niue rank
2nd
Sur rank
1st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Niue
- Sur
How they compare
Niue currently reports 34.5% against 20.4% in Sur, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.7 times Sur's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 2nd and Sur ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sur | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 4.5% | 3.1% | Niue |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 7.5% | 5.2% | Niue |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 11.7% | 7.6% | Niue |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 16.2% | 10.2% | Niue |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 19.5% | 13.2% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Niue or Sur?
- Niue, at 34.5% against 20.4% in Sur as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Niue and Sur?
- 14.1%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sur?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Sur rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Niue ranks 2nd and Sur ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.