Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 12.6 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Lebanon, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Lebanon is 12.6, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Lebanon peaked at 12.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 1980.
That places Lebanon 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.9 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.41 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 | 7 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.18 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Lebanon?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Lebanon was 12.6 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Lebanon ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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