Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya is 28, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya peaked at 28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.83, in 1990.
Libya ranks 7th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.85 | 12.83 | 16.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.95 | 17.5 | 22.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.29 | 23.06 | 27.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7 | 27.41 | 28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 4 Marshall Islands 29.58 compare
- 5 American Samoa 28.89 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.08 compare
- 8 Cook Islands 27.85 compare
- 9 Egypt 27.78 compare
- 10 Kuwait 26.77 compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4916 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Libya was 28 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.83 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Libya ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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