Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria
Nigeria: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 10.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria stood at 10.92. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria peaked at 10.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.21, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 120th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.21 | — |
| 1991 | 6.31 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.41 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.51 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.61 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.78 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.85 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.96 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.01 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.06 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.11 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.16 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.23 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.31 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.51 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.64 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.79 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.95 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.12 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.49 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.71 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.93 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.18 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.43 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.69 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.97 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.26 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.58 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.92 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.63 | 6.21 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.32 | 7.01 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 7.95 | 9.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 | 10.26 | 10.92 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Nigeria was 10.92 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Nigeria ranks 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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