Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi
Malawi: Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized was 17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 17 for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi peaked at 17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.33, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 180th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.78 | — |
| 1991 | 11.69 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 11.61 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 11.54 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.48 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.43 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.39 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.36 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.34 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.33 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.33 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.35 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.39 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.44 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.51 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.6 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.71 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.85 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.02 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.21 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.45 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.73 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.03 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 13.36 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.06 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.43 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.81 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.2 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.62 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.06 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 16.52 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 17 | +2.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17 is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.58, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.61, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.49 | 11.33 | 11.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.64 | 11.33 | 12.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.94 | 12.45 | 15.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.53 | 16.06 | 17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi?
- Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Malawi was 17 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.33 in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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