Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 25.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Afghanistan, 1990–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
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.
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