Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 9.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia is 9.98, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia peaked at 9.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 136th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.06 | — |
| 1991 | 6.23 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.57 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.73 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 7.06 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.21 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.36 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.49 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.61 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 7.73 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.83 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.93 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.02 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.09 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.15 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.26 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.31 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.36 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.42 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.48 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.56 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.66 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.77 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.05 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.56 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.76 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.98 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8 | 6.06 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 | 7.61 | 8.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 | 8.36 | 9.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.77 | 9.56 | 9.98 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Somalia was 9.98 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Somalia ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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