Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Barbados

Barbados: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 22.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.37
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
22.37
in 2022
All-time low
11.15
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

051015201990200620221990: 11.11991: 11.51992: 11.81993: 12.21994: 12.61995: 131996: 13.41997: 13.81998: 14.21999: 14.62000: 152001: 15.42002: 15.92003: 16.32004: 16.72005: 17.12006: 17.62007: 182008: 18.42009: 18.82010: 19.22011: 19.62012: 19.92013: 20.32014: 20.52015: 20.82016: 212017: 21.32018: 21.52019: 21.72020: 21.92021: 22.12022: 22.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 22.37 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Barbados peaked at 22.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.15, in 1990.

Barbados ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Barbados, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 11.15
1991 11.49 +3.0%
1992 11.84 +3.1%
1993 12.21 +3.1%
1994 12.59 +3.1%
1995 12.98 +3.1%
1996 13.37 +3.0%
1997 13.77 +3.0%
1998 14.19 +3.0%
1999 14.6 +2.9%
2000 15.02 +2.9%
2001 15.44 +2.8%
2002 15.86 +2.7%
2003 16.28 +2.7%
2004 16.71 +2.6%
2005 17.13 +2.5%
2006 17.56 +2.5%
2007 17.99 +2.4%
2008 18.41 +2.3%
2009 18.82 +2.3%
2010 19.22 +2.1%
2011 19.6 +2.0%
2012 19.94 +1.8%
2013 20.26 +1.6%
2014 20.54 +1.4%
2015 20.8 +1.3%
2016 21.03 +1.1%
2017 21.25 +1.0%
2018 21.46 +1.0%
2019 21.67 +1.0%
2020 21.89 +1.0%
2021 22.13 +1.1%
2022 22.37 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.82 11.15 14.6 10
2000s 16.92 15.02 18.82 10
2010s 20.58 19.22 21.67 10
2020s 22.13 21.89 22.37 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 25 Costa Rica 23.18 compare
  2. 26 Dominica 22.73 compare
  3. 27 India 22.56 compare
  4. 29 Vanuatu 22.34 compare
  5. 30 Puerto Rico 22.25 compare
  6. 31 Guyana 22.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Barbados?
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Barbados was 22.37 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 22.37 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 11.15 in 1990.
How does Barbados rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
Barbados ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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
210 places, 6,930 data points, 1990–2022
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