Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 17.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon is 17.65, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon peaked at 17.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 56th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.97 | — |
| 1991 | 4.96 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.97 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.99 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.01 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.04 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.14 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.22 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.31 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.42 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.55 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.72 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.91 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.15 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.42 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.73 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.09 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.48 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.04 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 9.64 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 10.29 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 10.97 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11.69 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 12.43 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 14 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 14.84 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.73 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 16.66 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 17.65 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.07 | 4.96 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 5.42 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.46 | 8.48 | 14.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 | 15.73 | 17.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Angola 18.36 compare
- 54 Yemen 18.32 compare
- 55 Bangladesh 17.9 compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 17.52 compare
- 58 Peru 17.51 compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.28 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Cameroon was 17.65 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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