Diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea
Korea: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
8
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
95th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8
in 2014
All-time low
4.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 8 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea peaked at 8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1980.
Korea ranks 95th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2 | — |
| 1981 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.5 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 5.7 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 6 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.6 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.18 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.05 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.37 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 | 7.5 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 92 Djibouti 8.1 compare
- 92 Republic of Moldova 8.1 compare
- 92 Paraguay 8.1 compare
- 95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8 compare
- 95 Comoros 8 compare
- 95 Ecuador 8 compare
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1139 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Korea was 8 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- How does Korea rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Korea ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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