Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden
Sweden: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 5.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden is 5.1, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden peaked at 5.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.01, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 194th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.01 | — |
| 1991 | 3.1 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.18 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.27 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.35 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.42 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.49 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.54 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.59 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.64 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.73 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.78 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.91 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.97 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.03 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.15 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.21 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.25 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.29 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.33 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.37 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.47 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.53 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.68 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.77 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.98 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 | 3.01 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.68 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 | 4.25 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 | 4.86 | 5.1 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Sweden was 5.1 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Sweden ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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