The Human Truth Foundation

Niue

https://www.humantruth.info/niue.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#niue

Niue
StatusSelf-governing in Free Association with C
SovereigntyNew Zealand
CapitalAlofi
Land Area
LocationAustralasia, Polynesia
GroupingsSmall Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 CodesNU, NIU, 5701
Internet Domain.nu2
CurrencyDollar (NZD)3
Telephone+6834

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
1Solomon Islands82.0
2Australia84.6
3Kiribati87.0
4New Zealand88.8
5=Fiji90.6
6Vanuatu97.1
7Niue98.7
8=Tonga104.1
9Samoa107.8
10Tuvalu112.5
11Micronesia114.2
12Papua New Guinea120.8
13Cook Islands123.7
Australasia Avg109.4
q=16.
Health (2020)6
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank6
1Monaco13.0
2Hong Kong18.3
3Maldives41.0
...
114=Panama98.1
114=Kazakhstan98.1
116Paraguay98.4
117Niue98.7
118Serbia98.9
119Chile99.1
120=Suriname100.0
120=Azerbaijan100.0
World Avg93.5
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:

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 better
9
Pos.2016
Per Capita9
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
103=Sao Tome & Principe6.8
104Dominican Rep.6.9
105=Antigua & Barbuda7.0
105=Niue7.0
107China7.2
108=Paraguay7.2
109Mongolia7.4
110=Albania7.5
Australasia Avg4.3
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
10
Pos.2016
%10
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
...
183Samoa77.6
184Tonga78.5
185Kiribati78.7
186Niue80.0
187Tuvalu81.9
188Marshall Islands83.5
189Cook Islands84.7
190Palau85.1
Australasia Avg73.3
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
8
Pos.2015
Avg %8
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
4Niue98.8
5Mongolia98.7
6Czechia98.7
7Seychelles98.6
8S. Korea98.6
9Sri Lanka98.4
10St Lucia98.2
11Bahrain98.2
12Iran98.1
Australasia Avg86.4
World Avg88.3
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 better
11
Pos.Total11
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
83Slovenia0.4%
84Wallis & Futuna0.3%
85Japan0.2%
86Niue0.2%
87Cook Islands0.1%
88New Caledonia0.0%
89=Qatar0.0%
89=Marshall Islands0.0%
Australasia Avg0.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Earlier is better
Pos.Total
Signed
1=China1993 Dec 29
1=Guinea1993 Dec 29
1=Cook Islands1993 Dec 29
...
140Poland1996 Apr 17
141Lithuania1996 May 01
142Yemen1996 May 21
143Niue1996 May 28
144Madagascar1996 Jun 02
145Tanzania1996 Jun 06
146Eritrea1996 Jun 19
147Ireland1996 Jun 20
Australasia Avg1899 Dec 30
World Avg1899 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:

Christian96.4%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion0.1%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated3.3%

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.

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