Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR
EMR: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 23.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23.25
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
1st
of 17 groups
All-time high
23.25
in 2022
All-time low
10.31
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EMR recorded 23.25 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR peaked at 23.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.31, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.31 | — |
| 1991 | 10.53 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 10.78 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 11.04 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 11.3 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.57 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 11.84 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.12 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.41 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 12.7 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 13.01 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.32 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.65 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 14 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.37 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.76 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 15.17 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 15.61 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.08 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.57 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.07 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.58 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.63 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.18 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.75 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.33 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.85 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.31 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.77 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 22.25 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.75 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.25 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.46 | 10.31 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.65 | 13.01 | 16.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.46 | 17.07 | 21.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.75 | 22.25 | 23.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near EMR
- 1 Micronesia (country) 33.04 compare
- 2 Tokelau 31.01 compare
- 3 Pakistan 30.89 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 29.58 compare
More health data for EMR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 209.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in EMR was 23.25 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.31 in 1990.
- How does EMR rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- EMR ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EMR 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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