Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 11.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos stood at 11.5. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos peaked at 11.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.57, in 1990.
That places Laos 109th 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.57 | — |
| 1991 | 5.59 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.62 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.65 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.69 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.72 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.76 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.8 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.83 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.87 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.9 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.94 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.99 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.04 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.11 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.18 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.27 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.38 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.65 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.81 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 7 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.21 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 7.46 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.75 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 8.09 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.47 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.89 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.34 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.83 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.35 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.91 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 | 5.57 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.08 | 6.81 | 9.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 | 10.35 | 11.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 106 Cuba 11.77 compare
- 107 Armenia 11.73 compare
- 108 Mauritania 11.61 compare
- 110 Zimbabwe 11.41 compare
- 111 Sierra Leone 11.37 compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 11.35 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0948 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1462 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1538 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1522 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Laos was 11.5 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Laos ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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