Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 26.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 26.67 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malaysia peaked at 26.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.23, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 11th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.23 | — |
| 1991 | 10.31 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.41 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.52 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.64 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.77 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.92 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.07 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 11.24 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.42 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.62 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.84 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.08 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.35 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.66 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.39 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.83 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 14.33 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.87 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.46 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.78 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 17.52 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.32 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.19 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.13 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.11 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 22.15 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 23.23 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 24.34 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 25.49 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 26.67 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.75 | 10.23 | 11.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 | 11.62 | 14.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 | 15.46 | 23.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5 | 24.34 | 26.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malaysia was 26.67 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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