Diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt

Egypt: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 17.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
17.9
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
11th
of 188 countries
All-time high
17.9
in 2014
All-time low
7.3
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt, 1980–2014

051015201980199720141980: 7.31981: 7.51982: 7.61983: 7.81984: 81985: 8.21986: 8.41987: 8.71988: 8.91989: 9.11990: 9.31991: 9.61992: 9.81993: 10.11994: 10.31995: 10.61996: 10.81997: 11.11998: 11.41999: 11.82000: 12.12001: 12.42002: 12.82003: 13.12004: 13.52005: 13.82006: 14.22007: 14.62008: 152009: 15.52010: 162011: 16.52012: 16.92013: 17.42014: 17.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 17.9 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt peaked at 17.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 1980.

That places Egypt 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 7.3
1981 7.5 +2.7%
1982 7.6 +1.3%
1983 7.8 +2.6%
1984 8 +2.6%
1985 8.2 +2.5%
1986 8.4 +2.4%
1987 8.7 +3.6%
1988 8.9 +2.3%
1989 9.1 +2.2%
1990 9.3 +2.2%
1991 9.6 +3.2%
1992 9.8 +2.1%
1993 10.1 +3.1%
1994 10.3 +2.0%
1995 10.6 +2.9%
1996 10.8 +1.9%
1997 11.1 +2.8%
1998 11.4 +2.7%
1999 11.8 +3.5%
2000 12.1 +2.5%
2001 12.4 +2.5%
2002 12.8 +3.2%
2003 13.1 +2.3%
2004 13.5 +3.1%
2005 13.8 +2.2%
2006 14.2 +2.9%
2007 14.6 +2.8%
2008 15 +2.7%
2009 15.5 +3.3%
2010 16 +3.2%
2011 16.5 +3.1%
2012 16.9 +2.4%
2013 17.4 +3.0%
2014 17.9 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.15 7.3 9.1 10
1990s 10.48 9.3 11.8 10
2000s 13.7 12.1 15.5 10
2010s 16.94 16 17.9 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 8 Marshall Islands 21.1 compare
  2. 9 Kuwait 19.6 compare
  3. 10 Qatar 18.9 compare
  4. 12 Fiji 17.4 compare
  5. 12 Iraq 17.4 compare
  6. 12 Saudi Arabia 17.4 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Egypt was 17.9 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 17.9 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 1980.
How does Egypt rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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