Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Denmark
Denmark: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 2.33 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.33 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Denmark peaked at 2.99 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 2022.
That places Denmark 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.63 | — |
| 1991 | 2.7 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.77 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.83 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.88 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.92 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.96 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.98 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.99 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.99 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.98 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.98 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.88 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.84 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.75 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.64 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.46 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.42 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.39 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.34 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.33 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 | 2.63 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 2.84 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 | 2.39 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.36 | 3 |
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3197 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Denmark?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Denmark was 2.33 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 1999.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Denmark ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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