Diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey

Turkey: Diabetes prevalence who gho was 13.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
13.6
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
27th
of 190 countries
All-time high
13.6
in 2014
All-time low
5.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey, 1980–2014

0510151980199720141980: 5.21981: 5.41982: 5.51983: 5.71984: 5.81985: 61986: 6.31987: 6.51988: 6.71989: 6.91990: 7.11991: 7.31992: 7.51993: 7.71994: 7.91995: 8.11996: 8.31997: 8.51998: 8.81999: 92000: 9.32001: 9.62002: 9.92003: 10.22004: 10.52005: 10.82006: 11.22007: 11.52008: 11.82009: 12.12010: 12.42011: 12.72012: 132013: 13.32014: 13.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 13.6 for diabetes prevalence who gho in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey peaked at 13.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 1980.

Turkey ranks 27th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 5.2 —
1981 5.4 +3.8%
1982 5.5 +1.9%
1983 5.7 +3.6%
1984 5.8 +1.8%
1985 6 +3.4%
1986 6.3 +5.0%
1987 6.5 +3.2%
1988 6.7 +3.1%
1989 6.9 +3.0%
1990 7.1 +2.9%
1991 7.3 +2.8%
1992 7.5 +2.7%
1993 7.7 +2.7%
1994 7.9 +2.6%
1995 8.1 +2.5%
1996 8.3 +2.5%
1997 8.5 +2.4%
1998 8.8 +3.5%
1999 9 +2.3%
2000 9.3 +3.3%
2001 9.6 +3.2%
2002 9.9 +3.1%
2003 10.2 +3.0%
2004 10.5 +2.9%
2005 10.8 +2.9%
2006 11.2 +3.7%
2007 11.5 +2.7%
2008 11.8 +2.6%
2009 12.1 +2.5%
2010 12.4 +2.5%
2011 12.7 +2.4%
2012 13 +2.4%
2013 13.3 +2.3%
2014 13.6 +2.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 13.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.75, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 13.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6 5.2 6.9 10
1990s 8.02 7.1 9 10
2000s 10.69 9.3 12.1 10
2010s 13 12.4 13.6 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 25 Solomon Islands 13.9 compare
  2. 26 Morocco 13.7 compare
  3. 28 Oman 13.5 compare
  4. 29 Lebanon 13.4 compare
  5. 30 Mauritius 13 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey?
Diabetes prevalence who gho in Turkey was 13.6 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2014.
What is the lowest diabetes prevalence who gho recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 1980.
How does Turkey rank for diabetes prevalence who gho?
Turkey ranks 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
Is diabetes prevalence who gho rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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