Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 6.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 6.79 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia peaked at 6.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 1990.
Ethiopia ranks 176th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.71 | — |
| 1991 | 4.84 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.98 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.12 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 5.26 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.52 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.74 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.84 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.92 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.99 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.04 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.09 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.12 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.13 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.13 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.12 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.08 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.06 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.05 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.04 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.06 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.09 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.15 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.22 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.39 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.51 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.64 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.79 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 | 4.71 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 | 6.04 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 | 6.51 | 6.79 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ethiopia was 6.79 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Ethiopia ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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