Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Niue

Niue: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 38.45 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
38.45
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.45
in 2022
All-time low
11.07
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Niue, 1990–2022

102030401990200620221990: 11.11991: 11.71992: 12.31993: 131994: 13.81995: 14.51996: 15.31997: 161998: 16.71999: 17.42000: 18.22001: 192002: 19.92003: 20.82004: 21.72005: 22.52006: 23.42007: 24.32008: 252009: 25.72010: 26.42011: 27.12012: 27.92013: 28.92014: 29.92015: 312016: 32.12017: 33.12018: 34.12019: 35.22020: 36.22021: 37.32022: 38.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Niue stood at 38.45. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Niue peaked at 38.45 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.07, in 1990.

That places Niue 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Niue, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate) in Niue, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 11.07
1991 11.67 +5.4%
1992 12.34 +5.7%
1993 13.02 +5.5%
1994 13.75 +5.6%
1995 14.54 +5.7%
1996 15.29 +5.2%
1997 15.96 +4.4%
1998 16.67 +4.4%
1999 17.39 +4.3%
2000 18.18 +4.5%
2001 18.97 +4.3%
2002 19.87 +4.7%
2003 20.79 +4.6%
2004 21.67 +4.2%
2005 22.49 +3.8%
2006 23.42 +4.1%
2007 24.28 +3.7%
2008 24.96 +2.8%
2009 25.69 +2.9%
2010 26.4 +2.8%
2011 27.15 +2.8%
2012 27.95 +2.9%
2013 28.87 +3.3%
2014 29.94 +3.7%
2015 31.03 +3.6%
2016 32.06 +3.3%
2017 33.09 +3.2%
2018 34.15 +3.2%
2019 35.16 +3.0%
2020 36.23 +3.0%
2021 37.33 +3.0%
2022 38.45 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.17 11.07 17.39 10
2000s 22.03 18.18 25.69 10
2010s 30.58 26.4 35.16 10
2020s 37.34 36.23 38.45 3

Countries ranked near Niue

  1. 2 Cook Islands 37.48 compare
  2. 3 Naoero 32.92 compare
  3. 4 Tokelau 32.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Niue?
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Niue was 38.45 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Niue?
The highest recorded value was 38.45 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 11.07 in 1990.
How does Niue rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Niue ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niue data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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