Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 17.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.9
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
55th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17.9
in 2022
All-time low
9.48
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

051015201990200620221990: 9.51991: 9.71992: 9.91993: 10.11994: 10.41995: 10.61996: 10.91997: 11.11998: 11.41999: 11.72000: 11.92001: 12.32002: 12.62003: 12.92004: 13.22005: 13.62006: 13.92007: 14.22008: 14.52009: 14.82010: 15.12011: 15.32012: 15.62013: 15.82014: 162015: 16.22016: 16.42017: 16.72018: 16.92019: 17.12020: 17.42021: 17.62022: 17.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 17.9 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bangladesh peaked at 17.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.48, in 1990.

That places Bangladesh 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 9.48
1991 9.69 +2.2%
1992 9.91 +2.2%
1993 10.13 +2.3%
1994 10.37 +2.3%
1995 10.61 +2.3%
1996 10.86 +2.3%
1997 11.11 +2.4%
1998 11.38 +2.4%
1999 11.66 +2.4%
2000 11.95 +2.5%
2001 12.25 +2.6%
2002 12.58 +2.6%
2003 12.91 +2.6%
2004 13.25 +2.6%
2005 13.59 +2.6%
2006 13.92 +2.4%
2007 14.24 +2.3%
2008 14.54 +2.1%
2009 14.83 +2.0%
2010 15.09 +1.8%
2011 15.34 +1.6%
2012 15.56 +1.5%
2013 15.78 +1.4%
2014 15.99 +1.4%
2015 16.21 +1.4%
2016 16.44 +1.4%
2017 16.66 +1.4%
2018 16.88 +1.3%
2019 17.11 +1.4%
2020 17.36 +1.4%
2021 17.62 +1.5%
2022 17.9 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.52 9.48 11.66 10
2000s 13.41 11.95 14.83 10
2010s 16.11 15.09 17.11 10
2020s 17.63 17.36 17.9 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 52 Jordan 18.41 compare
  2. 53 Angola 18.36 compare
  3. 54 Yemen 18.32 compare
  4. 56 Cameroon 17.65 compare
  5. 57 Dominican Republic 17.52 compare
  6. 58 Peru 17.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bangladesh?
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bangladesh was 17.9 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 17.9 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 1990.
How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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Indicator
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 6,963 data points, 1990–2022
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