Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Malta
Malta: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 10.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Malta, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Malta stood at 10.1. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Malta peaked at 10.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 1980.
Malta ranks 50th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.8 | — |
| 1981 | 6.8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.9 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.5 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.08 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.87 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.92 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Malta?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Malta was 10.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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