Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama
Panama: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 8.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama is 8.66, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama peaked at 8.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 1990.
Panama ranks 155th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.25 | — |
| 1991 | 5.37 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.49 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.62 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.76 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 5.9 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 6.04 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.18 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.33 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.48 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.62 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.77 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.92 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.08 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.24 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.41 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.58 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.76 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.93 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.26 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.52 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.61 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.67 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.69 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.67 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.65 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.64 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.64 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.66 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.84 | 5.25 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.34 | 6.62 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 | 8.26 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 | 8.64 | 8.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 152 Djibouti 8.71 compare
- 153 South Sudan 8.71 compare
- 154 Madagascar 8.71 compare
- 156 Eritrea 8.58 compare
- 157 Cape Verde 8.56 compare
- 158 Mali 8.43 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Panama was 8.66 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Panama ranks 155th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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