Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Thailand
Thailand: Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) was 8.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) in Thailand, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Thailand is 8.5, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Thailand peaked at 8.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 87th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4 | — |
| 1981 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.7 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.1 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.85 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.36 | 6.7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Thailand?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) in Thailand was 8.5 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l)?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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