Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland
Greenland: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 6.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.35
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
183rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.48
in 2009
All-time low
4.82
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland stood at 6.35.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland peaked at 6.48 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.82, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 183rd 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.82 | — |
| 1991 | 4.98 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.13 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 5.28 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.43 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.56 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.68 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.78 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.87 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.95 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.02 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.09 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.17 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.24 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.36 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.41 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.45 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.47 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.48 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.45 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.42 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.39 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.37 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.34 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.31 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.31 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.33 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.45 | 4.82 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 6.02 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 6.3 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6.31 | 6.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 180 Solomon Islands 6.53 compare
- 181 Japan 6.39 compare
- 182 Netherlands 6.36 compare
- 184 Niger 6.23 compare
- 185 Comoros 6.19 compare
- 186 Luxembourg 5.91 compare
More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 314 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Greenland was 6.35 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Greenland ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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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