Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran
Iran: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 14.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran is 14.71, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran peaked at 14.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.78, in 1990.
That places Iran 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.78 | — |
| 1991 | 6.9 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.02 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 7.16 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.3 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.45 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.61 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7.78 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.96 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 8.15 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.35 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.57 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.81 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.06 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.33 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.62 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.93 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 10.27 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.63 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11.02 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.42 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.82 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.22 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.64 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.09 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 13.55 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.04 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.34 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.45 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.51 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.57 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.64 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.71 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.41 | 6.78 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.56 | 8.35 | 11.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.21 | 11.42 | 14.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.64 | 14.57 | 14.71 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Iran was 14.71 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 14.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Iran ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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