Diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica

Jamaica: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 11.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
11.9
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.9
in 2014
All-time low
4.8
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica, 1980–2014

02.557.51012.51980199720141980: 4.81981: 4.91982: 51983: 5.11984: 5.21985: 5.31986: 5.41987: 5.51988: 5.61989: 5.81990: 61991: 6.11992: 6.31993: 6.51994: 6.71995: 71996: 7.21997: 7.41998: 7.61999: 7.92000: 8.12001: 8.32002: 8.62003: 8.82004: 92005: 9.32006: 9.62007: 9.82008: 10.12009: 10.42010: 10.72011: 112012: 11.32013: 11.62014: 11.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 11.9 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica peaked at 11.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 1980.

Jamaica ranks 40th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 4.8
1981 4.9 +2.1%
1982 5 +2.0%
1983 5.1 +2.0%
1984 5.2 +2.0%
1985 5.3 +1.9%
1986 5.4 +1.9%
1987 5.5 +1.9%
1988 5.6 +1.8%
1989 5.8 +3.6%
1990 6 +3.4%
1991 6.1 +1.7%
1992 6.3 +3.3%
1993 6.5 +3.2%
1994 6.7 +3.1%
1995 7 +4.5%
1996 7.2 +2.9%
1997 7.4 +2.8%
1998 7.6 +2.7%
1999 7.9 +3.9%
2000 8.1 +2.5%
2001 8.3 +2.5%
2002 8.6 +3.6%
2003 8.8 +2.3%
2004 9 +2.3%
2005 9.3 +3.3%
2006 9.6 +3.2%
2007 9.8 +2.1%
2008 10.1 +3.1%
2009 10.4 +3.0%
2010 10.7 +2.9%
2011 11 +2.8%
2012 11.3 +2.7%
2013 11.6 +2.7%
2014 11.9 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.26 4.8 5.8 10
1990s 6.87 6 7.9 10
2000s 9.2 8.1 10.4 10
2010s 11.3 10.7 11.9 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 37 Barbados 12.2 compare
  2. 37 Turkmenistan 12.2 compare
  3. 39 Iran 12.1 compare
  4. 40 Afghanistan 11.9 compare
  5. 42 Bhutan 11.8 compare
  6. 42 Kazakhstan 11.8 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Jamaica was 11.9 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 1980.
How does Jamaica rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Jamaica ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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
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Coverage
190 places, 6,650 data points, 1980–2014
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