Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized was 26.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
26.14
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
26.14
in 2022
All-time low
19.53
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 26.14 for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 26.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.53, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.53 | — |
| 1991 | 19.73 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 19.95 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 20.19 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 20.43 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.66 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 20.9 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21.13 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.37 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 21.6 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.84 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.08 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.32 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 22.56 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 22.81 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 23.06 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.53 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.77 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 24.01 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.24 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 24.45 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.67 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.88 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.07 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.24 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.38 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.51 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.64 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.77 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.9 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.01 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.14 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.55 | 19.53 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.93 | 21.84 | 24.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.09 | 24.24 | 25.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.02 | 25.9 | 26.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
- 8 Greece 69.17 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 67.87 compare
- 10 Canada 66.99 compare
- 11 United States 65.93 compare
- 12 Netherlands 65.72 compare
- 13 Germany 65.6 compare
- 14 Australia 65.34 compare
More health data for Africa (WHO region)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 179,400 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 20,261 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 1,654 (2025)
- Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 7.2% (2024)
- Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 4.7% (2024)
- Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 12.3% (2024)
- Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 11.3% (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths 2.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region)?
- Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Africa (WHO region) was 26.14 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.53 in 1990.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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