Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United States
United States: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 12.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United States, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States recorded 12.48 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United States peaked at 12.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1990.
That places United States 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | — |
| 1991 | 7.16 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 7.29 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 7.4 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 7.49 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.56 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.61 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.66 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7.71 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.77 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.85 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.95 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.08 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.22 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.39 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.57 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.77 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.98 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.39 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.56 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.71 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.87 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.05 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.24 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.47 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.71 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.97 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.24 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.53 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.84 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.15 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.48 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.47 | 7 | 7.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 | 7.85 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 | 9.56 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 | 11.84 | 12.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United States?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in United States was 12.48 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- United States ranks 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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