Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 10.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana stood at 10.39. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana peaked at 10.39 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 132nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.95 | — |
| 1991 | 4.99 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.03 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.07 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.11 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.15 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.19 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.23 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.27 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.31 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.35 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.45 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.51 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.59 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.67 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.77 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.89 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.02 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.18 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.35 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.54 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.75 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.99 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.25 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.55 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.88 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.23 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 8.61 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 9.01 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.45 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.91 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.39 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.13 | 4.95 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 | 5.35 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 6.35 | 9.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.91 | 9.45 | 10.39 | 3 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Ghana was 10.39 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Ghana ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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