Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria
Syria: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 21.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria stood at 21.7. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria peaked at 21.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.54, in 1990.
That places Syria 32nd 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.54 | — |
| 1991 | 12.93 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.32 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 13.72 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.11 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 14.49 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 14.87 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15.24 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 15.59 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.93 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.24 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.54 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 16.83 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.36 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.62 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.89 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.16 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.45 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.76 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.07 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.36 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.63 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.91 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.19 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.49 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.79 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.14 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.26 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.4 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.54 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.7 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.27 | 12.54 | 15.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.49 | 16.24 | 18.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.28 | 19.07 | 21.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.55 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 29 Vanuatu 22.34 compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 22.25 compare
- 31 Guyana 22.14 compare
- 33 Bahrain 21.39 compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 21.22 compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 20.81 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Syria was 21.7 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.54 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Syria ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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