Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Benin
Benin: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 5.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
5.1
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
161st
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.1
in 2014
All-time low
2.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Benin, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5.1 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Benin peaked at 5.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 1980.
Benin ranks 161st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.2 | — |
| 1981 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.44 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 159 Namibia 5.4 compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 5.2 compare
- 161 Senegal 5.1 compare
- 163 Cote d'Ivoire 5 compare
- 163 Mali 5 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Benin?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Benin was 5.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).