Disposable hygiene article, such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner, an incontinence pad or a diaper, whereby said article has a transverse direction (x), a longitudinal direction (y) and a longitudinal centre line dividing the article into two mutually symmetrical and mirror-imaged portions and, whereby said article has a front portion, a crotch portion and a rear portion, and said article comprises a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core arranged between the topsheet and backsheet, and optionally a liquid acquisition sheet arranged between the topsheet and the core, whereby an outer contour of the absorbent core is defined by mirror-imaged first and second core edge lines (8; 9), and the core is delimited by a core front edge in the front portion and a core rear edge in the rear portion, whereby said absorbent core comprises a first region extending in the longitudinal direction (y) of the article from a first region front edge in the front portion over the crotch portion to the rear portion, and wherein the outer contour of the first region is defined by mirror-imaged first and second first region edge lines (22, 23), and whereby said first region comprises a head part and two leg portions (15, 16) extending symmetrically about the centre line and in a longitudinal direction (y) of the article, starting and diverging from a common leg portion start point (a 0) in the crotch portion and extending over a portion of the crotch portion towards separate leg portion endings (17, 18) in the rear portion, whereby a distance (a x) between facing sides (19, 20) of the respective leg portions (15, 16) in the transverse direction (x) varies in the longitudinal direction (y), whereby a maximum distance (a 1) between the facing sides (19, 20) of the respective leg portions (15, 16) in the transverse direction (x) is in the crotch portion, located at a position in the longitudinal direction (y) corresponding to a position of a crotch point, whereby said facing sides (19, 20) of the respective leg portions (15, 16) converge backwards in the longitudinal direction (y) such that said distance (a x) is reduced from said maximum distance (a 1) to a minimum distance (a 2), whereby said absorbent core further comprises a second region at least partially surrounded by said first region and extending between said leg portions (15, 16) in the transverse direction (x) and in the length direction (y) from the leg portion start point (a 0) in the crotch portion to an end point (a l) in the rear portion characterized in that - the first region has its narrowest width in the transverse direction (x) in the front portion or at the location of a transition between the front portion and the crotch portion, - the absorbent core in the crotch region comprises a first rear compression line and a second rear compression line, wherein the lines (61; 63) mutually diverge in a direction towards the core front edge, and each of the lines (61; 63) has an diverging angle (α 2; α 3) of from 15-60° in respect of the extension of the centre line, wherein the lines (61; 63) have an extension up to the respective first and second first region edge lines (22; 23) and/or the respective first and second core edge lines (8, 9); and wherein - the second region has an average density which is at least 20%, preferably at least 30% and most preferably at least 50% lower than the average density of the first region. - the first region has its narrowest width in the transverse direction (x) in the front portion or at the location of a transition between the front portion and the crotch portion, - the absorbent core in the crotch region comprises a first rear compression line and a second rear compression line, wherein the lines (61; 63) mutually diverge in a direction towards the core front edge, and each of the lines (61; 63) has an diverging angle (α 2; α 3) of from 15-60° in respect of the extension of the centre line, wherein the lines (61; 63) have an extension up to the respective first and second first region edge lines (22; 23) and/or the respective first and second core edge lines (8, 9); and wherein - the second region has an average density which is at least 20%, preferably at least 30% and most preferably at least 50% lower than the average density of the first region.