Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 8.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom is 8.77, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom peaked at 8.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.39 | — |
| 1991 | 4.45 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.55 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.58 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.6 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.62 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.63 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.65 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.68 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.72 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.78 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.86 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.97 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.09 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.25 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.42 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.61 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.81 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 6 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.18 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.35 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.51 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.66 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.83 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.01 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.21 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.43 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.67 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.92 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.19 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.47 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 8.77 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 4.39 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 | 4.72 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 6.18 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 | 8.19 | 8.77 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United Kingdom was 8.77 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- United Kingdom ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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