Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador

El Salvador: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 12.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.84
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
95th
of 198 countries
All-time high
12.84
in 2022
All-time low
6.48
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador, 1990–2022

0510151990200620221990: 6.51991: 6.71992: 6.81993: 71994: 7.21995: 7.41996: 7.61997: 7.81998: 8.11999: 8.32000: 8.52001: 8.72002: 92003: 9.22004: 9.52005: 9.82006: 10.12007: 10.32008: 10.62009: 10.92010: 11.22011: 11.52012: 11.72013: 11.92014: 12.12015: 12.22016: 12.32017: 12.42018: 12.42019: 12.52020: 12.62021: 12.72022: 12.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 12.84 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador peaked at 12.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.48, in 1990.

That places El Salvador 95th 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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 6.48
1991 6.66 +2.7%
1992 6.84 +2.7%
1993 7.02 +2.7%
1994 7.22 +2.8%
1995 7.42 +2.8%
1996 7.62 +2.8%
1997 7.83 +2.8%
1998 8.05 +2.8%
1999 8.27 +2.8%
2000 8.5 +2.7%
2001 8.74 +2.8%
2002 8.98 +2.8%
2003 9.23 +2.8%
2004 9.49 +2.9%
2005 9.76 +2.9%
2006 10.05 +2.9%
2007 10.35 +2.9%
2008 10.64 +2.9%
2009 10.94 +2.8%
2010 11.22 +2.6%
2011 11.49 +2.4%
2012 11.72 +2.0%
2013 11.91 +1.7%
2014 12.07 +1.3%
2015 12.19 +1.0%
2016 12.29 +0.8%
2017 12.37 +0.6%
2018 12.44 +0.6%
2019 12.52 +0.6%
2020 12.61 +0.7%
2021 12.71 +0.8%
2022 12.84 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.34 6.48 8.27 10
2000s 9.67 8.5 10.94 10
2010s 12.02 11.22 12.52 10
2020s 12.72 12.61 12.84 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador?
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in El Salvador was 12.84 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.48 in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
El Salvador ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 6,963 data points, 1990–2022
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