Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 12.34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand stood at 12.34. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand peaked at 12.34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 100th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.88 | — |
| 1991 | 6.03 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6.19 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.36 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.52 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.69 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.86 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.02 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.17 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 7.32 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.46 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.58 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.82 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.93 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.05 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.17 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.29 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.43 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.58 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.75 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.93 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.13 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.35 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.87 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.17 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.48 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.82 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.17 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.54 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 11.93 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.34 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.61 | 5.88 | 7.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 | 7.46 | 8.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.83 | 8.75 | 11.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 | 11.54 | 12.34 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Thailand was 12.34 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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