Brazil vs Niue: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
Niue
53.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Niue rank
2nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Brazil
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 53.7% against 47.0% in Brazil, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 23.9% | 10.6% | Niue |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 31.4% | 11.8% | Niue |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 39.5% | 12.0% | Niue |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 46.4% | 8.7% | Niue |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 52.1% | 7.0% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Brazil or Niue?
- Niue, at 53.7% against 47.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Brazil and Niue?
- 6.7%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Niue?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Niue rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.