Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan
Japan: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 6.39 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan is 6.39, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan peaked at 6.83 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.57, in 2011.
That places Japan 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.52 | — |
| 1991 | 6.64 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 6.73 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.8 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.83 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.82 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.78 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.71 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.61 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.48 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.35 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.22 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.98 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.88 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.78 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.71 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.65 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.61 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.59 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.57 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.57 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.58 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.62 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.66 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.72 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.88 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.97 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.06 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.16 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.27 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.39 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.69 | 6.48 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.89 | 5.59 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.57 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 | 6.16 | 6.39 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Japan was 6.39 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 in 1994.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Japan ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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