Diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana
Ghana: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 6.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
6.5
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
154th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.5
in 2014
All-time low
3
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana is 6.5, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana peaked at 6.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 154th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | — |
| 1981 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.45, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.38 | 3 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 3.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana was 6.5 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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