Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 2.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Rwanda, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 2.8 for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Rwanda peaked at 2.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1980.
That places Rwanda 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.92 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Rwanda?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Rwanda was 2.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Rwanda ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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