Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy
Italy: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 7.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy is 7.2, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy peaked at 7.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.58, in 1990.
Italy ranks 174th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.58 | — |
| 1991 | 4.62 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.66 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.71 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.76 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.82 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.89 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.95 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.01 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.08 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.14 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.21 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.29 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.36 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.44 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.52 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.61 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.69 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.77 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.85 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.92 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.99 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.06 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.14 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.22 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.32 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.42 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.53 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.65 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.78 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.91 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.05 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.81 | 4.58 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 | 5.14 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 5.92 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 | 6.91 | 7.2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Italy was 7.2 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.58 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Italy ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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