Death rate from diabetes by country
Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
188.44 deaths per 100,000 people
Niue
Lowest
1.53 deaths per 100,000 people
Singapore
Median
19.6 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rate from diabetes is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 188.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Niue; the lowest is 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 30.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 123.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 340.5%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 72.1%).
Death rate from diabetes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 188.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 2 | Fiji | 177.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | Mauritius | 146.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 137.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 5 | Palau | 121.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 7 | Kiribati | 109.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 105.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 323.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 100.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 90.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 84.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 12 | Barbados | 84.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 13 | Tonga | 84.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Tuvalu | 78.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 76.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 74.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 17 | Dominica | 70.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 19 | Nauru | 63.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 63.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 62.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 22 | Eswatini | 60.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 59.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Grenada | 54.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.5% | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 54.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Samoa | 54.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain | 53.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 50.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 49.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 31 | Haiti | 48.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 46.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 46.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 45.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela | 43.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 41.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 40.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 196.3% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 39.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bahamas | 38.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 38.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 43 | El Salvador | 38.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 44 | Myanmar | 37.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 37.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 36.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 36.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 35.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 49 | Suriname | 34.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 50 | Vietnam | 33.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 33.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 52 | Brunei | 32.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 31.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 55 | Eritrea | 31.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 31.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 31.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 58 | Bolivia | 30.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 59 | Georgia | 30.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 60 | Lebanon | 29.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 29.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 62 | Austria | 28.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 63 | Poland | 28.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 64 | Botswana | 28.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 27.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 27.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 67 | Djibouti | 27.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 68 | Gabon | 27.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 26.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 70 | Russia | 25.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 340.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 25.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 24.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 74 | Monaco | 24.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 24.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 76 | India | 23.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 23.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 23.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 23.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 80 | Comoros | 23.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Maldives | 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 23.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 83 | Seychelles | 23.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 85 | Uruguay | 22.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 88 | Turkey | 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 90 | Somalia | 21.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 91 | South Sudan | 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 92 | Estonia | 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 20.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 20.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 19.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 97 | Australia | 19.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 19.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 99 | Ghana | 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 101 | Congo | 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 102 | Cameroon | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 103 | Laos | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 104 | Mozambique | 18.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 18.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 18.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 108 | Spain | 18.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 109 | United States | 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 110 | Sweden | 17.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 111 | Morocco | 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 112 | France | 17.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 113 | Malaysia | 17.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 114 | Iraq | 17.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 17.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 116 | Nepal | 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 117 | Malawi | 16.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 118 | North Korea | 16.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 119 | Argentina | 16.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 120 | Guinea | 16.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 121 | Senegal | 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 122 | Qatar | 16.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 123 | Chile | 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 124 | New Zealand | 15.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 15.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 126 | Benin | 15.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | Libya | 15.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 128 | Canada | 15.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 129 | Togo | 15.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 130 | Burundi | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 132 | Colombia | 15.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 133 | Oman | 15.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 134 | Andorra | 14.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 136 | Greece | 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 137 | Netherlands | 14.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 138 | Peru | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Romania | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 140 | Cuba | 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 142 | Moldova | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 143 | Tunisia | 14.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 144 | South Korea | 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 144 | Slovenia | 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 146 | Iran | 14.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 13.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 148 | Madagascar | 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 13.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 151 | Tanzania | 13.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 153 | Gambia | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 153 | Slovakia | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 155 | Nigeria | 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 157 | Jordan | 13.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 158 | Mali | 12.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 159 | Mauritania | 12.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 160 | Norway | 12.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 161 | Armenia | 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 162 | Honduras | 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 163 | China | 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 164 | East Timor | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 165 | Kenya | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 165 | Kuwait | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 11.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 168 | Zambia | 11.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 169 | Algeria | 10.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 170 | Uganda | 10.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 171 | Iceland | 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 172 | San Marino | 10.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 173 | Finland | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 49.8% | flat |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 10.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 175 | Belgium | 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 176 | Switzerland | 10.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 177 | Chad | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 178 | Niger | 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 179 | Syria | 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 180 | Ireland | 9.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 182 | Kazakhstan | 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 184 | Albania | 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 185 | Sudan | 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 186 | Tajikistan | 7.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 187 | United Arab Emirates | 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 188 | Belarus | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 189 | Mongolia | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 190 | Ukraine | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 191 | Yemen | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 192 | Japan | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 194 | Singapore | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 58.4% | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.