Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Niue
Niue: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
190th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1980
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niue recorded 1.1% for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niue peaked at 1.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
Niue ranks 190th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niue?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Niue was 1.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Niue rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Niue ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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