Diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos

Laos: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 7.7 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
7.7
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
106th
of 190 countries
All-time high
7.7
in 2014
All-time low
3.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos, 1980–2014

024681980199720141980: 3.51981: 3.61982: 3.61983: 3.71984: 3.81985: 3.91986: 41987: 4.11988: 4.11989: 4.31990: 4.41991: 4.51992: 4.61993: 4.71994: 4.91995: 51996: 5.11997: 5.31998: 5.41999: 5.62000: 5.72001: 5.92002: 6.12003: 6.22004: 6.42005: 6.52006: 6.62007: 6.82008: 6.92009: 72010: 7.22011: 7.32012: 7.42013: 7.52014: 7.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Laos recorded 7.7 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos peaked at 7.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1980.

Laos ranks 106th of 190 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 Laos, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 3.5 —
1981 3.6 +2.9%
1982 3.6 +0.0%
1983 3.7 +2.8%
1984 3.8 +2.7%
1985 3.9 +2.6%
1986 4 +2.6%
1987 4.1 +2.5%
1988 4.1 +0.0%
1989 4.3 +4.9%
1990 4.4 +2.3%
1991 4.5 +2.3%
1992 4.6 +2.2%
1993 4.7 +2.2%
1994 4.9 +4.3%
1995 5 +2.0%
1996 5.1 +2.0%
1997 5.3 +3.9%
1998 5.4 +1.9%
1999 5.6 +3.7%
2000 5.7 +1.8%
2001 5.9 +3.5%
2002 6.1 +3.4%
2003 6.2 +1.6%
2004 6.4 +3.2%
2005 6.5 +1.6%
2006 6.6 +1.5%
2007 6.8 +3.0%
2008 6.9 +1.5%
2009 7 +1.4%
2010 7.2 +2.9%
2011 7.3 +1.4%
2012 7.4 +1.4%
2013 7.5 +1.4%
2014 7.7 +2.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 7.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.45, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 7.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.86 3.5 4.3 10
1990s 4.95 4.4 5.6 10
2000s 6.41 5.7 7 10
2010s 7.42 7.2 7.7 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 104 Belarus 7.8 compare
  2. 104 Central African Republic 7.8 compare
  3. 106 Congo 7.7 compare
  4. 106 Hungary 7.7 compare
  5. 106 Indonesia 7.7 compare
  6. 106 Liberia 7.7 compare
  7. 106 Malta 7.7 compare
  8. 106 Peru 7.7 compare
  9. 106 Poland 7.7 compare
  10. 106 Russia 7.7 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Laos was 7.7 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1980.
How does Laos rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Laos ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos 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
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 6,650 data points, 1980–2014
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