Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World
World: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 14.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.15
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.15
in 2022
All-time low
6.85
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World stood at 14.15. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World peaked at 14.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.85, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.85 | — |
| 1991 | 6.98 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.12 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.26 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.4 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.54 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.68 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.81 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.95 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.09 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.24 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.39 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.56 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.73 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.91 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.71 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.92 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.13 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.35 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.57 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.81 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.08 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.38 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.71 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.06 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 12.43 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.82 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.24 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 13.68 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.15 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.47 | 6.85 | 8.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.04 | 8.24 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 | 10.13 | 12.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.69 | 13.24 | 14.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 33.04 compare
- 2 Tokelau 31.01 compare
- 3 Pakistan 30.89 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 29.58 compare
- 5 American Samoa 28.89 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.08 compare
- 7 Libya 28 compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in World was 14.15 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 in 1990.
- How does World rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- World ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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