Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 28.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.08
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
28.08
in 2022
All-time low
11.49
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28.08 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 28.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.49, in 1990.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.49 | — |
| 1991 | 11.88 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.3 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 12.74 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 13.21 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.69 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 14.2 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.72 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 15.27 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 15.84 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 16.42 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 17.02 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 17.63 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.25 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 18.89 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.54 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.2 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 20.86 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.52 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.17 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.8 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.39 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.94 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.44 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.91 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.34 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.75 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.14 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.5 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.87 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.27 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.67 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.08 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.54 | 11.49 | 15.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.25 | 16.42 | 22.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.01 | 22.8 | 26.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.68 | 27.27 | 28.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 3 Pakistan 30.89 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 29.58 compare
- 5 American Samoa 28.89 compare
- 7 Libya 28 compare
- 8 Cook Islands 27.85 compare
- 9 Egypt 27.78 compare
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Trinidad and Tobago was 28.08 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 28.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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