Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 22.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico is 22.25, 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 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.41, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.41 | — |
| 1991 | 10.74 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11.09 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 11.46 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.84 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.24 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 12.65 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 13.07 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 13.51 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 13.96 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.41 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 14.86 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.31 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.77 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.23 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 16.69 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 17.14 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.59 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.03 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.46 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 18.87 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.26 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.61 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.94 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 20.23 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.51 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.76 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.01 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.24 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.47 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.72 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.98 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.25 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1 | 10.41 | 13.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.45 | 14.41 | 18.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.29 | 18.87 | 21.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.98 | 21.72 | 22.25 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Puerto Rico was 22.25 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.41 in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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