Diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo

Congo: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 7.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
7.7
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
106th
of 190 countries
All-time high
7.7
in 2014
All-time low
3.4
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo, 1980–2014

024681980199720141980: 3.41981: 3.51982: 3.61983: 3.71984: 3.81985: 41986: 4.11987: 4.21988: 4.41989: 4.51990: 4.61991: 4.81992: 4.91993: 51994: 5.11995: 5.21996: 5.31997: 5.41998: 5.51999: 5.62000: 5.72001: 5.82002: 5.92003: 6.12004: 6.22005: 6.32006: 6.42007: 6.62008: 6.72009: 6.82010: 72011: 7.22012: 7.32013: 7.52014: 7.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Congo recorded 7.7 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo peaked at 7.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 1980.

That places Congo 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 Congo, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 3.4 —
1981 3.5 +2.9%
1982 3.6 +2.9%
1983 3.7 +2.8%
1984 3.8 +2.7%
1985 4 +5.3%
1986 4.1 +2.5%
1987 4.2 +2.4%
1988 4.4 +4.8%
1989 4.5 +2.3%
1990 4.6 +2.2%
1991 4.8 +4.3%
1992 4.9 +2.1%
1993 5 +2.0%
1994 5.1 +2.0%
1995 5.2 +2.0%
1996 5.3 +1.9%
1997 5.4 +1.9%
1998 5.5 +1.9%
1999 5.6 +1.8%
2000 5.7 +1.8%
2001 5.8 +1.8%
2002 5.9 +1.7%
2003 6.1 +3.4%
2004 6.2 +1.6%
2005 6.3 +1.6%
2006 6.4 +1.6%
2007 6.6 +3.1%
2008 6.7 +1.5%
2009 6.8 +1.5%
2010 7 +2.9%
2011 7.2 +2.9%
2012 7.3 +1.4%
2013 7.5 +2.7%
2014 7.7 +2.7%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 7.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.45, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 7.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.92 3.4 4.5 10
1990s 5.14 4.6 5.6 10
2000s 6.25 5.7 6.8 10
2010s 7.34 7 7.7 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 104 Belarus 7.8 compare
  2. 104 Central African Republic 7.8 compare
  3. 106 Hungary 7.7 compare
  4. 106 Indonesia 7.7 compare
  5. 106 Laos 7.7 compare
  6. 106 Liberia 7.7 compare
  7. 106 Malta 7.7 compare
  8. 106 Peru 7.7 compare
  9. 106 Poland 7.7 compare
  10. 106 Russia 7.7 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Congo was 7.7 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 1980.
How does Congo rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Congo ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo 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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Indicator
Diabetes prevalence who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 6,650 data points, 1980–2014
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