Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand
New Zealand: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 8.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand is 8.99, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand peaked at 8.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.36, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 145th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.36 | — |
| 1991 | 5.46 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.55 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.64 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.71 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.77 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.83 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.87 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.91 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.96 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.01 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.06 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.13 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.29 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.38 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.49 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.72 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.83 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.94 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.04 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.14 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.25 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.37 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.68 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.85 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.05 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.26 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.48 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.73 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.99 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 | 5.36 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 | 6.01 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 | 6.94 | 8.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 | 8.48 | 8.99 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in New Zealand was 8.99 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- New Zealand ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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