Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Tonga

Tonga: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 21.9 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
21.9
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
21.9
in 2014
All-time low
7
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Tonga, 1980–2014

51015201980199720141980: 71981: 7.31982: 7.51983: 7.81984: 8.11985: 8.41986: 8.71987: 91988: 9.31989: 9.71990: 10.21991: 10.71992: 11.21993: 11.91994: 12.51995: 131996: 13.51997: 141998: 14.31999: 14.72000: 15.12001: 15.52002: 162003: 16.42004: 16.82005: 17.32006: 17.72007: 18.22008: 18.62009: 19.12010: 19.62011: 20.12012: 20.72013: 21.32014: 21.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2014, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Tonga stood at 21.9. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Tonga peaked at 21.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1980.

Tonga ranks 8th 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 Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate) in Tonga, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 7
1981 7.3 +4.3%
1982 7.5 +2.7%
1983 7.8 +4.0%
1984 8.1 +3.8%
1985 8.4 +3.7%
1986 8.7 +3.6%
1987 9 +3.4%
1988 9.3 +3.3%
1989 9.7 +4.3%
1990 10.2 +5.2%
1991 10.7 +4.9%
1992 11.2 +4.7%
1993 11.9 +6.3%
1994 12.5 +5.0%
1995 13 +4.0%
1996 13.5 +3.8%
1997 14 +3.7%
1998 14.3 +2.1%
1999 14.7 +2.8%
2000 15.1 +2.7%
2001 15.5 +2.6%
2002 16 +3.2%
2003 16.4 +2.5%
2004 16.8 +2.4%
2005 17.3 +3.0%
2006 17.7 +2.3%
2007 18.2 +2.8%
2008 18.6 +2.2%
2009 19.1 +2.7%
2010 19.6 +2.6%
2011 20.1 +2.6%
2012 20.7 +3.0%
2013 21.3 +2.9%
2014 21.9 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.28 7 9.7 10
1990s 12.6 10.2 14.7 10
2000s 17.07 15.1 19.1 10
2010s 20.72 19.6 21.9 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 5 Samoa 22.8 compare
  2. 5 Palau 22.8 compare
  3. 7 Kiribati 22 compare
  4. 9 Marshall Islands 20.7 compare
  5. 10 Micronesia (country) 18 compare
  6. 11 Fiji 16.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Tonga?
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Tonga was 21.9 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 21.9 in 2014.
What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1980.
How does Tonga rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
Tonga ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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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Indicator
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,070 data points, 1980–2014
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