Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 10.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria is 10.75, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria peaked at 10.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.43, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 126th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.43 | — |
| 1991 | 5.44 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.47 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.5 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.54 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.58 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.63 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.69 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.76 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.83 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.92 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.01 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.12 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.24 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.37 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.52 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.68 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.84 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.02 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.22 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.42 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.63 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.84 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.07 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.55 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 8.82 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.09 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.38 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.69 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.03 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 10.38 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 10.75 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 | 5.43 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.49 | 5.92 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.48 | 7.42 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 | 10.03 | 10.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Bulgaria was 10.75 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Bulgaria ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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