Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal
Portugal: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 7.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal stood at 7.35. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal peaked at 7.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.53, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 169th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.53 | — |
| 1991 | 4.62 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.72 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.81 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.28 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.37 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.46 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.56 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.66 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.75 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.85 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.95 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.05 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.13 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.21 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.28 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.35 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.46 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.52 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.66 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.73 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.81 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.11 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.23 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.35 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.95 | 4.53 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.89 | 5.46 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 6.35 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 7.11 | 7.35 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Portugal was 7.35 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Portugal ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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