Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen

Yemen: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 18.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.32
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.32
in 2022
All-time low
9.42
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen, 1990–2022

051015201990200620221990: 9.41991: 9.71992: 9.91993: 10.11994: 10.41995: 10.61996: 10.81997: 111998: 11.31999: 11.52000: 11.62001: 11.82002: 122003: 12.22004: 12.42005: 12.62006: 12.82007: 132008: 13.32009: 13.62010: 13.92011: 14.32012: 14.62013: 152014: 15.42015: 15.82016: 16.32017: 16.72018: 172019: 17.32020: 17.62021: 182022: 18.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 18.32 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen peaked at 18.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.42, in 1990.

Yemen ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 9.42
1991 9.66 +2.5%
1992 9.9 +2.5%
1993 10.13 +2.4%
1994 10.37 +2.3%
1995 10.6 +2.2%
1996 10.83 +2.1%
1997 11.05 +2.0%
1998 11.26 +1.9%
1999 11.46 +1.8%
2000 11.64 +1.6%
2001 11.82 +1.5%
2002 12 +1.5%
2003 12.17 +1.4%
2004 12.36 +1.5%
2005 12.55 +1.6%
2006 12.77 +1.7%
2007 13.01 +1.9%
2008 13.29 +2.1%
2009 13.61 +2.4%
2010 13.94 +2.5%
2011 14.28 +2.5%
2012 14.64 +2.5%
2013 15.01 +2.6%
2014 15.41 +2.7%
2015 15.83 +2.7%
2016 16.28 +2.8%
2017 16.66 +2.3%
2018 16.97 +1.9%
2019 17.28 +1.8%
2020 17.61 +1.9%
2021 17.96 +2.0%
2022 18.32 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.47 9.42 11.46 10
2000s 12.52 11.64 13.61 10
2010s 15.63 13.94 17.28 10
2020s 17.96 17.61 18.32 3

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 51 Algeria 18.66 compare
  2. 52 Jordan 18.41 compare
  3. 53 Angola 18.36 compare
  4. 55 Bangladesh 17.9 compare
  5. 56 Cameroon 17.65 compare
  6. 57 Dominican Republic 17.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen?
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen was 18.32 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 18.32 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 9.42 in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
Yemen ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
210 places, 6,930 data points, 1990–2022
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