Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 11.1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Uruguay, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Uruguay stood at 11.1. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Uruguay peaked at 11.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 40th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.3 | — |
| 1981 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.5 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 8.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.7 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.8 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.1 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.2 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.4 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.5 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.47 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.95 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.76 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.74 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Uruguay?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Uruguay was 11.1 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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