Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China
China: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 11.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China is 11.22, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China peaked at 11.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.17, in 1990.
China ranks 117th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.17 | — |
| 1991 | 5.27 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.38 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.48 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.59 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.81 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.91 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.01 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.11 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.31 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.42 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.54 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.66 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.78 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.91 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.05 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.19 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.34 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.67 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.84 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.05 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.29 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.56 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.87 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.56 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.94 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 10.34 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.77 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.22 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.64 | 5.17 | 6.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.74 | 6.21 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 | 7.5 | 9.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 | 10.34 | 11.22 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in China was 11.22 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 in 1990.
- How does China rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- China ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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