Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 18.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Yemen, 1990–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
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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