Diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa

Samoa: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 24.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
24.6
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
24.6
in 2014
All-time low
7.6
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa, 1980–2014

101520251980199720141980: 7.61981: 7.91982: 8.21983: 8.51984: 8.91985: 9.31986: 9.61987: 10.11988: 10.51989: 10.91990: 11.41991: 11.91992: 12.41993: 131994: 13.61995: 14.21996: 14.81997: 15.41998: 161999: 16.52000: 17.12001: 17.62002: 18.22003: 18.72004: 19.22005: 19.82006: 20.32007: 20.82008: 21.42009: 21.92010: 22.42011: 22.92012: 23.52013: 242014: 24.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 24.6 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa peaked at 24.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 1980.

Samoa ranks 4th 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 Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 7.6 —
1981 7.9 +3.9%
1982 8.2 +3.8%
1983 8.5 +3.7%
1984 8.9 +4.7%
1985 9.3 +4.5%
1986 9.6 +3.2%
1987 10.1 +5.2%
1988 10.5 +4.0%
1989 10.9 +3.8%
1990 11.4 +4.6%
1991 11.9 +4.4%
1992 12.4 +4.2%
1993 13 +4.8%
1994 13.6 +4.6%
1995 14.2 +4.4%
1996 14.8 +4.2%
1997 15.4 +4.1%
1998 16 +3.9%
1999 16.5 +3.1%
2000 17.1 +3.6%
2001 17.6 +2.9%
2002 18.2 +3.4%
2003 18.7 +2.7%
2004 19.2 +2.7%
2005 19.8 +3.1%
2006 20.3 +2.5%
2007 20.8 +2.5%
2008 21.4 +2.9%
2009 21.9 +2.3%
2010 22.4 +2.3%
2011 22.9 +2.2%
2012 23.5 +2.6%
2013 24 +2.1%
2014 24.6 +2.5%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 24.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.75, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 24.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.15 7.6 10.9 10
1990s 13.92 11.4 16.5 10
2000s 19.5 17.1 21.9 10
2010s 23.48 22.4 24.6 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 1 Nauru 29.2 compare
  2. 2 Cook Islands 27.5 compare
  3. 3 Niue 27.1 compare
  4. 5 Tonga 24.2 compare
  5. 6 Tuvalu 23.8 compare
  6. 7 Palau 23.2 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Samoa was 24.6 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 24.6 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 1980.
How does Samoa rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Samoa ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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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