Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) was 10.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
10.1
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
64th
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.1
in 2014
All-time low
5.4
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Nicaragua, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Nicaragua stood at 10.1. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Nicaragua peaked at 10.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 64th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.4 | — |
| 1981 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.86 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.09 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 61 Chile 10.5 compare
- 62 Seychelles 10.4 compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 10.4 compare
- 64 Tajikistan 10.1 compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 10.1 compare
- 64 El Salvador 10.1 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Nicaragua?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Nicaragua was 10.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l)?
- Nicaragua ranks 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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