Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados
Barbados: Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) was 5.79 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados is 5.79, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados peaked at 5.79 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.96 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.04 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.07 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.11 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.14 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.18 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.21 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.24 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.27 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.3 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.33 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.35 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.37 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.4 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.42 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.44 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.47 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.5 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.52 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.55 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.58 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.63 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.65 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.68 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.72 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.74 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.75 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.76 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.77 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.78 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.79 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.96 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 | 5.3 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.55 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 | 5.75 | 5.79 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados?
- Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Barbados was 5.79 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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