Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 11.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.29
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
11.29
in 2022
All-time low
5.46
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 11.29 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 4.5% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 11.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.46, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.46 | — |
| 1991 | 5.55 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.64 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.73 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.81 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.89 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.96 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.03 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.09 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.15 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.21 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.28 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.35 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.44 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.53 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.63 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.74 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.87 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.01 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.16 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.32 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.49 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.68 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.15 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.44 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.77 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.12 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 10.33 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.79 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 11.29 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 | 5.46 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.62 | 6.21 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.43 | 7.32 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 | 10.33 | 11.29 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO region)
- 4 Marshall Islands 29.58 compare
- 5 American Samoa 28.89 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.08 compare
- 7 Libya 28 compare
- 8 Cook Islands 27.85 compare
- 9 Egypt 27.78 compare
- 10 Kuwait 26.77 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 11.29 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.46 in 1990.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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