Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea
South Korea: Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized was 64.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
64.52
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
21st
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.52
in 2022
All-time low
38.11
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea stood at 64.52. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea peaked at 64.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.11, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 21st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.11 | — |
| 1991 | 38.43 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 38.78 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 39.17 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 39.61 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 40.08 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 40.62 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 41.2 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 41.85 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 42.56 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 43.35 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.22 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 45.18 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 46.21 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 47.31 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 48.47 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.66 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 50.87 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 52.07 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.26 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 54.42 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 55.53 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.58 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 57.56 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 58.49 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.37 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.19 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.96 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.7 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.42 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.13 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.83 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.52 | +1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 64.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.32, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 64.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.82, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.04 | 38.11 | 42.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.06 | 43.35 | 53.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.72 | 54.42 | 62.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.82 | 63.13 | 64.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea?
- Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in South Korea was 64.52 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.11 in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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