Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Niue
Niue: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 0.74 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 1990
All-time low
0.69
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Niue, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niue is 0.74, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niue peaked at 0.93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2009.
Niue ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.93 | — |
| 1991 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.89 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.86 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.83 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.82 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.81 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.77 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.76 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.74 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.72 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.71 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.72 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.871 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.747 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.708 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 189 New Zealand 0.95 compare
- 190 Naoero 0.89 compare
- 191 Cook Islands 0.88 compare
- 193 Tonga 0.5 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niue?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Niue was 0.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2009.
- How does Niue rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Niue ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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