Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 12.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.93 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 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Brazil peaked at 12.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.48, in 1990.
That places Brazil 93rd 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.48 | — |
| 1991 | 6.61 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.74 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.86 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.98 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.1 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 7.2 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.39 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.48 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.55 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.62 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.69 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.76 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.84 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.95 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.08 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.23 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.41 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.61 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.85 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.11 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.39 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.69 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 10 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.32 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.65 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 10.99 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.34 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.71 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.09 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.93 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 | 6.48 | 7.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.97 | 7.55 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 | 8.85 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.51 | 12.09 | 12.93 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 90 Philippines 13.21 compare
- 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.21 compare
- 92 Singapore 13.12 compare
- 94 Congo 12.89 compare
- 95 El Salvador 12.84 compare
- 96 Indonesia 12.78 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Brazil?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Brazil was 12.93 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Brazil ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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).