Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 15.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 15.79 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nepal peaked at 15.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.64, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 66th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.64 | — |
| 1991 | 7.75 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.87 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.99 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.11 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.24 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.38 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8.53 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 8.68 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.84 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.02 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.21 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.41 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.63 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.85 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.09 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.32 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.56 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.81 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.05 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.29 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.54 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.8 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 12.07 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.36 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.69 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.05 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.44 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.86 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.31 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.78 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.27 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.79 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2 | 7.64 | 8.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 | 9.02 | 11.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 | 11.29 | 14.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.28 | 14.78 | 15.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nepal?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nepal was 15.79 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Nepal ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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