Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 25.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.31
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
15th
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.31
in 2022
All-time low
10.56
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan, 1990–2022

01020301990200620221990: 10.61991: 10.81992: 111993: 11.21994: 11.41995: 11.71996: 11.91997: 12.21998: 12.51999: 12.82000: 13.12001: 13.42002: 13.82003: 14.22004: 14.62005: 152006: 15.42007: 15.92008: 16.32009: 16.82010: 17.32011: 17.82012: 18.32013: 18.92014: 19.52015: 20.12016: 20.72017: 21.42018: 22.12019: 22.92020: 23.72021: 24.52022: 25.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan is 25.31, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan peaked at 25.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 1990.

That places Afghanistan 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 10.56
1991 10.76 +1.9%
1992 10.97 +2.0%
1993 11.19 +2.0%
1994 11.42 +2.1%
1995 11.66 +2.1%
1996 11.92 +2.2%
1997 12.19 +2.2%
1998 12.47 +2.3%
1999 12.77 +2.4%
2000 13.09 +2.5%
2001 13.43 +2.6%
2002 13.79 +2.7%
2003 14.17 +2.8%
2004 14.57 +2.8%
2005 14.99 +2.9%
2006 15.43 +2.9%
2007 15.88 +2.9%
2008 16.34 +2.9%
2009 16.82 +2.9%
2010 17.31 +2.9%
2011 17.82 +2.9%
2012 18.34 +2.9%
2013 18.88 +3.0%
2014 19.46 +3.1%
2015 20.08 +3.2%
2016 20.73 +3.3%
2017 21.42 +3.3%
2018 22.13 +3.3%
2019 22.88 +3.4%
2020 23.66 +3.4%
2021 24.47 +3.4%
2022 25.31 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.59 10.56 12.77 10
2000s 14.85 13.09 16.82 10
2010s 19.91 17.31 22.88 10
2020s 24.48 23.66 25.31 3

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 12 United Arab Emirates 26.09 compare
  2. 13 Qatar 25.84 compare
  3. 14 Iraq 25.47 compare
  4. 16 Naoero 25.3 compare
  5. 17 Sri Lanka 25.06 compare
  6. 18 Jamaica 24.5 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More health data for Afghanistan

All data for Afghanistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan?
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan was 25.31 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 25.31 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
Afghanistan ranks 15th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-diabetes-age-standardized/afghanistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-diabetes-age-standardized/afghanistan/">Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
210 places, 6,930 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed