Diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 17.4 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
17.4
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
17.4
in 2014
All-time low
8.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2014

0510151980199720141980: 8.21981: 8.41982: 8.61983: 8.81984: 91985: 9.21986: 9.51987: 9.71988: 9.91989: 10.21990: 10.41991: 10.71992: 10.91993: 11.21994: 11.51995: 11.71996: 121997: 12.31998: 12.51999: 12.82000: 13.12001: 13.32002: 13.62003: 13.82004: 14.12005: 14.42006: 14.72007: 152008: 15.32009: 15.62010: 162011: 16.32012: 16.72013: 172014: 17.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia is 17.4, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia peaked at 17.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 1980.

Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 188 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 8.2
1981 8.4 +2.4%
1982 8.6 +2.4%
1983 8.8 +2.3%
1984 9 +2.3%
1985 9.2 +2.2%
1986 9.5 +3.3%
1987 9.7 +2.1%
1988 9.9 +2.1%
1989 10.2 +3.0%
1990 10.4 +2.0%
1991 10.7 +2.9%
1992 10.9 +1.9%
1993 11.2 +2.8%
1994 11.5 +2.7%
1995 11.7 +1.7%
1996 12 +2.6%
1997 12.3 +2.5%
1998 12.5 +1.6%
1999 12.8 +2.4%
2000 13.1 +2.3%
2001 13.3 +1.5%
2002 13.6 +2.3%
2003 13.8 +1.5%
2004 14.1 +2.2%
2005 14.4 +2.1%
2006 14.7 +2.1%
2007 15 +2.0%
2008 15.3 +2.0%
2009 15.6 +2.0%
2010 16 +2.6%
2011 16.3 +1.9%
2012 16.7 +2.5%
2013 17 +1.8%
2014 17.4 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.15 8.2 10.2 10
1990s 11.6 10.4 12.8 10
2000s 14.29 13.1 15.6 10
2010s 16.68 16 17.4 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 9 Kuwait 19.6 compare
  2. 10 Qatar 18.9 compare
  3. 11 Egypt 17.9 compare
  4. 12 Fiji 17.4 compare
  5. 12 Iraq 17.4 compare
  6. 15 Jordan 16.8 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Saudi Arabia was 17.4 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 1980.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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