Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 19.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.4
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
44th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.4
in 2022
All-time low
10.5
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon stood at 19.4. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon peaked at 19.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 44th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5 | — |
| 1991 | 10.81 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 11.12 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.44 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 11.76 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 12.07 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 12.38 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.67 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.95 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 13.22 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 13.47 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.71 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.94 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.16 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.37 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.59 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.82 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.07 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 15.33 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.61 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.91 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.19 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.48 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.78 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.11 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.45 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.81 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.33 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.55 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.81 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.09 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 19.4 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.89 | 10.5 | 13.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 | 13.47 | 15.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.27 | 15.91 | 18.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1 | 18.81 | 19.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 41 Palestine, State of 19.72 compare
- 42 Kiribati 19.62 compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 19.54 compare
- 45 Guatemala 19.33 compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 19.23 compare
- 47 Belize 18.98 compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Lebanon was 19.4 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Lebanon ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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