Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 26.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Kuwait, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 26.77 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Kuwait peaked at 26.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.73, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 10th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.73 | — |
| 1991 | 16.23 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 16.76 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 17.3 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.85 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 18.39 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 18.91 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 19.43 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.93 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 20.42 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.89 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 21.34 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 21.78 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 22.19 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22.58 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.96 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 23.32 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23.67 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.34 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.65 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.95 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.23 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.49 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.75 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.02 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.29 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.48 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.56 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.58 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 26.59 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.68 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26.77 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1 | 15.73 | 20.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.71 | 20.89 | 24.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 24.65 | 26.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.68 | 26.59 | 26.77 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Kuwait?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Kuwait was 26.77 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 26.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.73 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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