Diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi
Malawi: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 6.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
6.3
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.3
in 2014
All-time low
2.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi, 1980–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi stood at 6.3. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi peaked at 6.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 1980.
That places Malawi 156th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.83 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 153 Guinea 6.4 compare
- 153 Israel 6.4 compare
- 153 Mozambique 6.4 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 6.3 compare
- 158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2 compare
- 158 Ireland 6.2 compare
- 158 Nigeria 6.2 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi?
- Diabetes prevalence who gho in Malawi was 6.3 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
- Malawi ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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