Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Namibia
Namibia: Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) was 7.4 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Namibia, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 7.4 for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Namibia peaked at 7.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 116th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2 | — |
| 1981 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.53 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 4 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.11 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Namibia?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Namibia was 7.4 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l)?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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