Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta
Malta: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 9.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta is 9.59, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta peaked at 9.59 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.31, in 1990.
Malta ranks 137th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.31 | — |
| 1991 | 6.5 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.69 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 6.89 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 7.08 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7.27 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.45 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.63 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.79 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.95 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 8.24 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.38 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.51 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.63 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.75 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.85 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.93 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.99 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.05 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.09 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.11 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.14 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.16 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.19 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.22 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.24 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.28 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.32 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.44 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.51 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.59 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.15 | 6.31 | 7.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.64 | 8.1 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 | 9.09 | 9.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.52 | 9.44 | 9.59 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Malta was 9.59 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Malta ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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