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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 37 Barbados 12.2 compare
- 37 Turkmenistan 12.2 compare
- 39 Iran 12.1 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 11.9 compare
- 42 Bhutan 11.8 compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 11.8 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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