Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 5.25 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5.25
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
191st
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.42
in 2003
All-time low
4.95
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5.25 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malawi peaked at 6.42 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 191st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.95 | — |
| 1991 | 5.11 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.28 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 5.44 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.61 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.76 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.03 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6.14 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.23 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.31 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.37 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.42 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.41 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.38 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.33 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.26 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.18 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.08 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.98 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.87 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.76 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.66 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.57 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.49 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.42 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.36 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.31 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.28 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.26 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.25 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.25 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.64 | 4.95 | 6.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 6.08 | 6.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.57 | 5.28 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malawi?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malawi was 5.25 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Malawi ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).