Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India
India: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 22.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India stood at 22.56. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India peaked at 22.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.59, in 1990.
India ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.59 | — |
| 1991 | 11.77 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.95 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.13 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.32 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 12.51 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.71 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.93 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.16 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 13.42 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.71 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.02 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 14.35 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.69 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.02 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.35 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 15.67 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.96 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.24 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.49 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.72 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.95 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.19 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.46 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.79 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.7 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.25 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.85 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 20.48 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.15 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.85 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 22.56 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.45 | 11.59 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.15 | 13.71 | 16.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.26 | 16.72 | 20.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.85 | 21.15 | 22.56 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in India was 22.56 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.59 in 1990.
- How does India rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- India ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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