Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Egypt
Egypt: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 16.2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
16.2
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.2
in 2014
All-time low
6.2
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Egypt, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Egypt stood at 16.2. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Egypt peaked at 16.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.2 | — |
| 1981 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 8.2 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 9 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.8 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 10 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 10.3 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10.9 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.2 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.6 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 14.6 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 15.1 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.96 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.12 | 8 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.02 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.14 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Egypt?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Egypt was 16.2 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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