Diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas
Bahamas: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 12.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
12.5
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
33rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 2014
All-time low
7.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas stood at 12.5. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas peaked at 12.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 1980.
That places Bahamas 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.2 | — |
| 1981 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.9 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 9 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 10.1 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.8 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.2 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.3 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5 | +1.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 12.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3, 1.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 12.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.88 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.46 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.18 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Bahamas was 12.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Bahamas ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Diabetes prevalence who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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