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Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate) by country

Countries reporting
189
Highest
28.9
Nauru
Lowest
2.6
Burundi
Median
8.5
Years covered
35
1980–2014
Data points
7,070

What the numbers show

Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 28.9 in Nauru; the lowest is 2.6 in Burundi.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.5, and the mean is 9.13.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.

Over the past decade 185 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Lucia (up 78.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 5.9%).

Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nauru 28.9 2014 up 7.4% rising
2 Cook Islands 26.8 2014 up 20.7% rising
3 Niue 26.4 2014 up 32.7% rising
4 Tuvalu 23.1 2014 up 27.6% rising
5 Palau 22.8 2014 up 21.9% rising
5 Samoa 22.8 2014 up 37.3% rising
7 Kiribati 22 2014 up 32.5% rising
8 Tonga 21.9 2014 up 30.4% rising
9 Marshall Islands 20.7 2014 up 24.0% rising
10 Micronesia (country) 18 2014 up 29.5% rising
11 Fiji 16.6 2014 up 38.3% rising
12 Egypt 16.2 2014 up 37.3% rising
13 Georgia 15 2014 up 47.1% rising
14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.9 2014 up 40.6% rising
15 Kuwait 14.7 2014 up 20.5% rising
16 Saint Lucia 14.6 2014 up 78.0% rising
17 Saudi Arabia 14.4 2014 up 38.5% rising
18 Mauritius 14.2 2014 up 25.7% rising
19 Barbados 14.1 2014 up 31.8% rising
20 Libya 13.7 2014 up 44.2% rising
21 Iraq 13.2 2014 up 38.9% rising
21 Turkey 13.2 2014 up 41.9% rising
23 Jordan 13.1 2014 up 31.0% rising
23 Vanuatu 13.1 2014 up 40.9% rising
25 Qatar 12.8 2014 up 3.2% rising
26 Bahamas 12.7 2014 up 24.5% rising
27 Lebanon 12.6 2014 up 41.6% rising
28 Trinidad and Tobago 12.5 2014 up 62.3% rising
29 Morocco 12.4 2014 up 49.4% rising
30 Armenia 12.3 2014 up 26.8% rising
31 Tunisia 12.2 2014 up 41.9% rising
32 Jamaica 11.9 2014 up 43.4% rising
32 Syria 11.9 2014 up 48.8% rising
34 Antigua and Barbuda 11.8 2014 up 43.9% rising
34 Papua New Guinea 11.8 2014 up 42.2% rising
36 Azerbaijan 11.6 2014 up 50.6% rising
37 Kazakhstan 11.5 2014 up 27.8% rising
38 Chile 11.4 2014 up 28.1% rising
38 Dominica 11.4 2014 up 31.0% rising
40 Uruguay 11.1 2014 up 14.4% rising
41 Solomon Islands 10.8 2014 up 31.7% rising
42 Algeria 10.5 2014 up 41.9% rising
43 Mexico 10.4 2014 up 25.3% rising
44 Bulgaria 10.3 2014 up 22.6% rising
44 Iran 10.3 2014 up 56.1% rising
44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.3 2014 up 30.4% rising
47 Argentina 10.2 2014 up 15.9% rising
47 Cuba 10.2 2014 up 27.5% rising
47 Turkmenistan 10.2 2014 up 61.9% rising
50 Japan 10.1 2014 up 11.0% rising
50 Malta 10.1 2014 up 11.0% rising
50 Seychelles 10.1 2014 up 27.8% rising
53 Hungary 10 2014 up 17.6% rising
54 Belize 9.9 2014 up 26.9% rising
54 Croatia 9.9 2014 up 25.3% rising
56 Grenada 9.8 2014 up 32.4% rising
56 Malaysia 9.8 2014 up 22.5% rising
56 Pakistan 9.8 2014 up 25.6% rising
56 South Africa 9.8 2014 up 27.3% rising
60 Lithuania 9.7 2014 up 14.1% rising
61 Czechia 9.6 2014 up 14.3% rising
61 Mongolia 9.6 2014 up 52.4% rising
61 Thailand 9.6 2014 up 37.1% rising
64 Belarus 9.5 2014 up 15.9% rising
64 South Korea 9.5 2014 up 28.4% rising
64 Poland 9.5 2014 up 25.0% rising
64 Slovenia 9.5 2014 up 23.4% rising
68 China 9.4 2014 up 44.6% rising
68 Spain 9.4 2014 up 8.0% rising
68 Latvia 9.4 2014 up 13.3% rising
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.3 2014 up 12.0% rising
71 Dominican Republic 9.3 2014 up 32.9% rising
71 Estonia 9.3 2014 up 12.0% rising
71 Moldova 9.3 2014 up 27.4% rising
71 Russia 9.3 2014 up 14.8% rising
76 Bhutan 9.2 2014 up 24.3% rising
76 Portugal 9.2 2014 up 19.5% rising
78 Andorra 9.1 2014 up 7.1% rising
78 Greece 9.1 2014 up 12.3% rising
78 Guyana 9.1 2014 up 42.2% rising
78 Nepal 9.1 2014 up 30.0% rising
78 Singapore 9.1 2014 up 5.8% rising
78 Ukraine 9.1 2014 up 12.3% rising
78 United States 9.1 2014 up 16.7% rising
85 Brunei 9 2014 up 23.3% rising
85 Panama 9 2014 up 32.4% rising
87 El Salvador 8.8 2014 up 14.3% rising
87 Venezuela 8.8 2014 up 15.8% rising
89 Montenegro 8.7 2014 up 16.0% rising
89 Uzbekistan 8.7 2014 up 55.4% rising
91 Kyrgyzstan 8.6 2014 up 41.0% rising
91 Serbia 8.6 2014 up 17.8% rising
91 Slovakia 8.6 2014 up 26.5% rising
94 Bahrain 8.5 2014 up 18.1% rising
94 Costa Rica 8.5 2014 up 30.8% rising
94 Italy 8.5 2014 up 13.3% rising
94 Maldives 8.5 2014 up 19.7% rising
94 New Zealand 8.5 2014 up 10.4% rising
99 Afghanistan 8.4 2014 up 33.3% rising
99 North Macedonia 8.4 2014 up 16.7% rising
99 Romania 8.4 2014 up 23.5% rising
102 Albania 8.3 2014 up 25.8% rising
103 Brazil 8.1 2014 up 30.6% rising
103 Gabon 8.1 2014 up 15.7% rising
103 Nicaragua 8.1 2014 up 28.6% rising
106 United Arab Emirates 8 2014 down 5.9% rising
106 Bangladesh 8 2014 up 33.3% rising
106 Colombia 8 2014 up 27.0% rising
106 France 8 2014 up 11.1% rising
110 Sri Lanka 7.9 2014 up 43.6% rising
111 Cyprus 7.8 2014 up 13.0% rising
111 India 7.8 2014 up 20.0% rising
113 Finland 7.7 2014 up 4.1% rising
113 United Kingdom 7.7 2014 up 10.0% rising
113 Yemen 7.7 2014 up 37.5% rising
116 Equatorial Guinea 7.6 2014 up 46.2% rising
116 Tajikistan 7.6 2014 up 55.1% rising
118 Guatemala 7.5 2014 up 19.0% rising
118 Oman 7.5 2014 up 1.4% rising
120 Germany 7.4 2014 up 10.4% rising
121 Australia 7.3 2014 up 4.3% rising
121 Ecuador 7.3 2014 up 32.7% rising
121 Ireland 7.3 2014 up 15.9% rising
124 Canada 7.2 2014 up 10.8% rising
124 Honduras 7.2 2014 up 35.8% rising
124 Israel 7.2 2014 up 7.5% rising
127 Iceland 7.1 2014 unchanged rising
128 Indonesia 7 2014 up 25.0% rising
129 Haiti 6.9 2014 up 38.0% rising
129 Peru 6.9 2014 up 23.2% rising
129 Paraguay 6.9 2014 up 30.2% rising
129 Sweden 6.9 2014 up 1.5% rising
133 Cape Verde 6.8 2014 up 23.6% rising
133 Luxembourg 6.8 2014 up 3.0% rising
135 Mauritania 6.7 2014 up 24.1% rising
136 Bolivia 6.6 2014 up 24.5% rising
136 Myanmar 6.6 2014 up 40.4% rising
136 Norway 6.6 2014 unchanged rising
136 Eswatini 6.6 2014 up 20.0% rising
140 Belgium 6.4 2014 down 1.5% falling
141 Djibouti 6.2 2014 up 8.8% rising
141 North Korea 6.2 2014 up 17.0% rising
143 Denmark 6.1 2014 up 1.7% rising
143 Netherlands 6.1 2014 up 8.9% rising
145 Austria 6 2014 up 5.3% rising
145 Botswana 6 2014 up 25.0% rising
145 Lesotho 6 2014 up 13.2% rising
148 Comoros 5.9 2014 up 37.2% rising
148 Cambodia 5.9 2014 up 34.1% rising
150 Gambia 5.8 2014 up 34.9% rising
150 Philippines 5.8 2014 up 20.8% rising
152 Central African Republic 5.7 2014 up 35.7% rising
152 Congo 5.7 2014 up 29.5% rising
154 Angola 5.6 2014 up 40.0% rising
154 Switzerland 5.6 2014 up 7.7% rising
154 Laos 5.6 2014 up 19.1% rising
154 Liberia 5.6 2014 up 33.3% rising
154 Sao Tome and Principe 5.6 2014 up 14.3% rising
159 Namibia 5.4 2014 up 28.6% rising
160 Guinea-Bissau 5.2 2014 up 26.8% rising
161 Benin 5.1 2014 up 24.4% rising
161 Senegal 5.1 2014 up 18.6% rising
163 Cote d'Ivoire 5 2014 up 22.0% rising
163 Mali 5 2014 up 31.6% rising
165 Togo 4.9 2014 up 28.9% rising
165 Vietnam 4.9 2014 up 22.5% rising
167 Ghana 4.8 2014 up 20.0% rising
167 Sierra Leone 4.8 2014 up 29.7% rising
167 Somalia 4.8 2014 up 17.1% rising
170 Cameroon 4.7 2014 up 20.5% rising
170 Guinea 4.7 2014 up 27.0% rising
172 Mozambique 4.6 2014 up 21.1% rising
172 Chad 4.6 2014 up 27.8% rising
172 Zimbabwe 4.6 2014 up 7.0% rising
175 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.3 2014 up 34.4% rising
175 Malawi 4.3 2014 up 22.9% rising
175 Nigeria 4.3 2014 up 22.9% rising
175 Tanzania 4.3 2014 up 22.9% rising
179 Burkina Faso 4.2 2014 up 31.2% rising
179 Zambia 4.2 2014 up 20.0% rising
181 Niger 4.1 2014 up 24.2% rising
182 Kenya 4 2014 up 33.3% rising
183 Madagascar 3.9 2014 up 25.8% rising
183 East Timor 3.9 2014 up 5.4% rising
185 Ethiopia 3.8 2014 up 22.6% rising
186 Eritrea 3.4 2014 up 25.9% rising
187 Rwanda 2.8 2014 up 33.3% rising
187 Uganda 2.8 2014 up 33.3% rising
189 Burundi 2.6 2014 up 36.8% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,070 data points, 1980–2014
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