Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait
Kuwait: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 19.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
19.6
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
19.6
in 2014
All-time low
12.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait stood at 19.6. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait peaked at 19.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.2, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 11th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2 | — |
| 1981 | 12.4 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 12.5 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.7 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 12.8 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.9 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 13.1 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 13.2 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 13.3 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.4 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 13.5 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 13.6 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.7 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.9 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.1 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14.3 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.6 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.8 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 15.2 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 15.4 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.7 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 17 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.7 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.3 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.6 | +1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 19.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.3, 2.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 19.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.45, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.85 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.27 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.61 | 15.4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Kuwait was 19.6 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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