Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 8.4 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Afghanistan, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8.4 for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Afghanistan peaked at 8.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 1980.
Afghanistan ranks 99th 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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.3 | — |
| 1981 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.5 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.8 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.56 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Afghanistan?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Afghanistan was 8.4 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 1980.
- How does Afghanistan rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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) (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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