Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Niue
Niue: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 53.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Niue is 53.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Niue peaked at 53.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1980.
Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.3% | — |
| 1981 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.9% | 21.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 27.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 36.3% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 42.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 50.2% | 53.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Niue?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Niue was 53.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Niue ranks 2nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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