Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Malawi
Malawi: Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) was 6.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
6.3
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
6.3
in 2014
All-time low
2.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Malawi, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6.3 for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Malawi peaked at 6.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 1980.
That places Malawi 157th out of 189 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.
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.5 | — |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.83 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 154 Guinea 6.4 compare
- 154 Israel 6.4 compare
- 154 Mozambique 6.4 compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 6.3 compare
- 159 Nigeria 6.2 compare
- 159 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2 compare
- 159 Ireland 6.2 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Malawi?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Malawi was 6.3 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l)?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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