Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada
Canada: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 6.83 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada is 6.83, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada peaked at 7.04 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.22, in 2013.
Canada ranks 175th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.82 | — |
| 1991 | 6.91 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6.98 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.02 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.04 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.03 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.99 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.92 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.84 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.75 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.66 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.57 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.49 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.42 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.36 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.28 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.26 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.25 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.25 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.24 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.23 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.22 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.22 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.23 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.27 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.38 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.45 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.53 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.62 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.72 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.83 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.93 | 6.75 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.38 | 6.25 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 | 6.62 | 6.83 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Canada was 6.83 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 in 1994.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Canada ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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