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. Niue's Responsibility Towards The 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 #obesity #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2020)6
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6
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
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
	...
114=	Panama	98.1
114=	Kazakhstan	98.1
116	Paraguay	98.4
117	Niue	98.7
118	Serbia	98.9
119	Chile	99.1
120=	Suriname	100.0
120=	Azerbaijan	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 Maldives₇. 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 Palau₇.

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 Mediterranean₇, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₇.

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 in terms of its immunizations take-up₈ (the highest in Australasia). And finally, it does worse than average in its alcohol consumption rate₉ (amongst the worst in Australasia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better9
Pos.		2016 Per Capita9
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
103=	Sao Tome & Principe	6.8
104	Dominican Rep.	6.9
105=	Antigua & Barbuda	7.0
105=	Niue	7.0
107	China	7.2
108=	Paraguay	7.2
109	Mongolia	7.4
110=	Albania	7.5
	Australasia Avg	4.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Overweight Adults Lower is better10
Pos.		2016 %10
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
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
189	Cook Islands	84.7
190	Palau	85.1
	Australasia Avg	73.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better8
Pos.		2015 Avg %8
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	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. Niue's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is derived from 2 data sets. Niue does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₁. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better11
Pos.		Total11
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
83	Slovenia	0.4%
84	Wallis & Futuna	0.3%
85	Japan	0.2%
86	Niue	0.2%
87	Cook Islands	0.1%
88	New Caledonia	0.0%
89=	Qatar	0.0%
89=	Marshall Islands	0.0%
	Australasia Avg	0.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	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
146	Eritrea	1996 Jun 19
147	Ireland	1996 Jun 20
	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 below₁₂:

Christian	96.4%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jewish	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)₁₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems