Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 27.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.78
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.78
in 2022
All-time low
10.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 27.78 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt peaked at 27.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.65, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 9th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.65 | — |
| 1991 | 10.91 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.18 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 11.45 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 11.74 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 12.04 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 12.34 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.64 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 12.96 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 13.28 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.61 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.97 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 14.34 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.75 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.19 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.26 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.88 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.56 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.08 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 19.87 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.64 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 21.42 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 22.21 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 23.01 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 23.83 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.56 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.19 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.81 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.45 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.11 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 27.78 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.92 | 10.65 | 13.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 | 13.61 | 18.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.56 | 19.08 | 25.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.11 | 26.45 | 27.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.08 compare
- 7 Libya 28 compare
- 8 Cook Islands 27.85 compare
- 10 Kuwait 26.77 compare
- 11 Malaysia 26.67 compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 26.09 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Egypt was 27.78 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.65 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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