Niue

Niue
Status	Self-governing in Free Association with C
Sovereignty	New Zealand
Capital	Alofi
Land Area
Location	Australasia, Polynesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	NU, NIU, 5701
Internet Domain	.nu2
Currency	Dollar (NZD)3
Telephone	+6834

1. Overview
2. Niue's Health
3. The Natural Environment
4. Religion and Beliefs
5. Links

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1. Overview

#new_zealand

“Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,311 in 2011) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₅

As a territory of New Zealand I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Niue's Health

#alcohol #health #Niue #obesity #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2020)6,7
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6,7
1	Solomon Islands	82.0
2	Australia	84.6
3	Kiribati	87.0
4	New Zealand	88.8
5	Fiji	90.6
6	Vanuatu	97.1
7	Niue	98.7
8	Tonga	104.1
9	Samoa	107.8
10	Tuvalu	112.5
11	Micronesia	114.2
12	Papua New Guinea	120.8
13	Cook Islands	123.7
	Australasia Avg	109.4
q=16.

Health (2020)6,7
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6,7
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
114	Panama	98.1
115	Kazakhstan	98.1
116	Paraguay	98.4
117	Niue	98.7
118	Serbia	98.9
119	Chile	99.1
120	Suriname	100.0
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₆.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₆, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₆.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Public health in Niue is very good. Niue comes in the best 20 when it comes to its immunizations take-up₈ (the highest in Australasia). And finally, it does worse than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₉ (amongst the highest in Australasia). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)9
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita9
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
103	Sao Tome & Principe	6.8
104	Dominican Rep.	6.9
105	Antigua & Barbuda	7.0
106	Niue	7.0
107	China	7.2
108	Paraguay	7.2
	Australasia Avg	4.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Overweight Adults (2016)10
Pos.		Lower is better %10
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
183	Samoa	77.6
184	Tonga	78.5
185	Kiribati	78.7
186	Niue	80.0
187	Tuvalu	81.9
188	Marshall Islands	83.5
	Australasia Avg	73.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)8
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %8
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
6	Czechia	98.7
7	Seychelles	98.6
8	S. Korea	98.6
9	Sri Lanka	98.4
10	St Lucia	98.2
11	Bahrain	98.2
12	Iran	98.1
	Australasia Avg	86.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

3. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #the_environment

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
140	Poland	1996 Apr 17
141	Lithuania	1996 May 01
142	Yemen	1996 May 21
143	Niue	1996 May 28
144	Madagascar	1996 Jun 02
145	Tanzania	1996 Jun 06
	Australasia Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

4. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₁:

Christian	96.4%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	3.3%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)₁₂.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Niue, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or posession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.