Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya
Kenya: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
6
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
164th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6
in 2014
All-time low
2.4
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya is 6, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya peaked at 6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 1980.
That places Kenya 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.4 | — |
| 1981 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 6 | +1.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.45, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.74 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.82 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kenya was 6 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Kenya ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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