Diabetes prevalence who gho in China
China: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 8.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
8.8
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
82nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
8.8
in 2014
All-time low
4.3
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in China, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, diabetes prevalence who gho in China stood at 8.8. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in China peaked at 8.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 1980.
China ranks 82nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3 | — |
| 1981 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 8.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.75, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 8.8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.54 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 | 4.9 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.99 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 8 | 8.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in China?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in China was 8.8 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 1980.
- How does China rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- China ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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