Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria
Nigeria: Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized was 25.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria is 25.07, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria peaked at 25.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.03 | — |
| 1991 | 20.25 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 20.47 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 20.7 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 20.94 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 21.18 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 21.43 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 21.67 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 21.92 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 22.17 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 22.41 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.65 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.89 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 23.11 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 23.32 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.52 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 23.69 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.84 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 23.97 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.08 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.17 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.26 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.34 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.41 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.48 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.54 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.61 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.67 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.73 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.88 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.97 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.07 | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 25.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.34, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 25.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.61, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.07 | 20.03 | 22.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.35 | 22.41 | 24.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 | 24.17 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.97 | 24.88 | 25.07 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria?
- Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized in Nigeria was 25.07 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized?
- Nigeria ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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