Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland
Iceland: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 5.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland is 5.39, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland peaked at 5.39 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 190th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.41 | — |
| 1991 | 3.49 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.56 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.64 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3.71 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.77 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.82 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.86 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.95 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.02 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.06 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.15 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.25 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.29 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.32 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.35 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.39 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.43 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.47 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.53 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.68 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.77 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.87 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.98 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.11 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.24 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.39 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.71 | 3.41 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 | 3.95 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.61 | 4.35 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 | 5.11 | 5.39 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iceland was 5.39 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Iceland ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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