Diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria

Nigeria: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 6.2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
6.2
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.2
in 2014
All-time low
2.9
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria, 1980–2014

02461980199720141980: 2.91981: 31982: 3.11983: 3.11984: 3.21985: 3.31986: 3.41987: 3.51988: 3.61989: 3.71990: 3.81991: 3.91992: 41993: 4.11994: 4.21995: 4.31996: 4.41997: 4.51998: 4.51999: 4.62000: 4.72001: 4.82002: 4.92003: 52004: 5.12005: 5.22006: 5.32007: 5.42008: 5.52009: 5.72010: 5.82011: 5.92012: 62013: 6.12014: 6.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2014, diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria stood at 6.2. 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 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria peaked at 6.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 1980.

That places Nigeria 158th 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.

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 2.9
1981 3 +3.4%
1982 3.1 +3.3%
1983 3.1 +0.0%
1984 3.2 +3.2%
1985 3.3 +3.1%
1986 3.4 +3.0%
1987 3.5 +2.9%
1988 3.6 +2.9%
1989 3.7 +2.8%
1990 3.8 +2.7%
1991 3.9 +2.6%
1992 4 +2.6%
1993 4.1 +2.5%
1994 4.2 +2.4%
1995 4.3 +2.4%
1996 4.4 +2.3%
1997 4.5 +2.3%
1998 4.5 +0.0%
1999 4.6 +2.2%
2000 4.7 +2.2%
2001 4.8 +2.1%
2002 4.9 +2.1%
2003 5 +2.0%
2004 5.1 +2.0%
2005 5.2 +2.0%
2006 5.3 +1.9%
2007 5.4 +1.9%
2008 5.5 +1.9%
2009 5.7 +3.6%
2010 5.8 +1.8%
2011 5.9 +1.7%
2012 6 +1.7%
2013 6.1 +1.7%
2014 6.2 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.28 2.9 3.7 10
1990s 4.23 3.8 4.6 10
2000s 5.16 4.7 5.7 10
2010s 6 5.8 6.2 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 156 Burkina Faso 6.3 compare
  2. 156 Malawi 6.3 compare
  3. 158 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2 compare
  4. 158 Ireland 6.2 compare
  5. 161 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.1 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Nigeria was 6.2 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 1980.
How does Nigeria rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Nigeria ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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
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Coverage
190 places, 6,650 data points, 1980–2014
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