Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 8.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region) is 8.68, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 8.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.93, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.93 | — |
| 1991 | 5.03 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.13 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.23 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.34 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.44 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.54 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.73 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.82 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.92 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.01 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.11 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.31 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.41 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.51 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.61 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.99 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.09 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.19 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.43 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.58 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.73 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.89 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.06 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.25 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.46 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.68 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.38 | 4.93 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 | 5.92 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 | 6.9 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 | 8.25 | 8.68 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region)?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region) was 8.68 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 in 1990.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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