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
152nd
of 188 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

02461980199720141980: 31981: 3.11982: 3.21983: 3.21984: 3.31985: 3.41986: 3.51987: 3.61988: 3.71989: 3.81990: 3.91991: 41992: 4.11993: 4.31994: 4.41995: 4.51996: 4.61997: 4.81998: 4.91999: 52000: 5.12001: 5.22002: 5.32003: 5.42004: 5.62005: 5.72006: 5.82007: 5.92008: 62009: 62010: 6.12011: 6.22012: 6.32013: 6.42014: 6.5

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 152nd of 188 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

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Ghana, 1980 to 2014.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 150 Greece 6.6 compare
  2. 150 Zambia 6.6 compare
  3. 153 Guinea 6.4 compare
  4. 153 Israel 6.4 compare
  5. 153 Mozambique 6.4 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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 152nd out of 188 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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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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