Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) was 14.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
14.8
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
21st
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.8
in 2014
All-time low
5.7
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 14.8 for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.7 | — |
| 1981 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.4 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.9 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.5 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 10 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 10.3 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.8 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.1 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.3 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.6 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.46 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.78 | 7.6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.57 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.02 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Papua New Guinea?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Papua New Guinea was 14.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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