Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 24.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 24.5 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica peaked at 24.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.77, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.77 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 7.26 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 7.55 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7.86 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 8.2 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 8.56 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 8.95 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 9.37 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.82 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 10.29 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 10.78 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.3 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.84 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 12.42 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 13.02 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 13.66 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 14.33 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 15.04 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 15.77 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.52 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.27 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 18.7 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.37 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.02 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.66 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.28 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22.52 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 23.16 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 23.82 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.13 | 6.77 | 9.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.85 | 10.29 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.62 | 16.52 | 22.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.83 | 23.16 | 24.5 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Jamaica was 24.5 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.77 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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