Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 14.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua is 14.38, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua peaked at 14.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.73, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 73rd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.73 | — |
| 1991 | 6.92 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.11 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7.31 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.52 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7.74 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 7.97 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.19 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 8.43 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.68 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.93 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.2 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.47 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.76 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.39 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 10.73 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.08 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.43 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.78 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.12 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.44 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.73 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.98 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.19 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.37 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.52 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.65 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.77 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.9 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.04 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.2 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.38 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 | 6.73 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 | 8.93 | 11.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.17 | 12.12 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.21 | 14.04 | 14.38 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nicaragua was 14.38 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Nicaragua ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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