What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Colombia and Kuwait?

0.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?

27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Kuwait: Death rate from diabetes

Colombia

24.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kuwait

23.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Colombia rank

43rd

Kuwait rank

45th

Death rate from diabetes over time

Colombia
Kuwait

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 24.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait, a difference of 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.

Colombia ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 45th of 111 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.94 deaths per 100,000 people	28.19 deaths per 100,000 people	10.25 deaths per 100,000 people	Kuwait
1990s	27.08 deaths per 100,000 people	50.16 deaths per 100,000 people	23.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Kuwait
2000s	26.49 deaths per 100,000 people	40.93 deaths per 100,000 people	14.44 deaths per 100,000 people	Kuwait
2010s	19.3 deaths per 100,000 people	28.44 deaths per 100,000 people	9.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from diabetes, Colombia or Kuwait?: Colombia, at 24.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from diabetes between Colombia and Kuwait?: 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kuwait?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Kuwait rank globally for death rate from diabetes?: Colombia ranks 43rd and Kuwait ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from diabetes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,492 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from diabetes mellitus, blood and endocrine disorders in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.