Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Niue
Niue: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
2nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.5%
in 2024
All-time low
6.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Niue stood at 34.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Niue peaked at 34.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Niue 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 30.7% | 34.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Niue?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Niue was 34.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Niue ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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