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
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
| 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
| 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 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3543 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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