Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 12.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia is 12.64, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia peaked at 12.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.01, in 1990.
That places Zambia 98th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.01 | — |
| 1991 | 5.08 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.16 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.24 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.33 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.41 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.5 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.58 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.67 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.76 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.85 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.95 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.05 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.16 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.28 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.41 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.55 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.71 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.88 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.09 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.32 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.59 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.88 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.21 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.58 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.98 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.42 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.89 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 10.38 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 11.45 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 12.03 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 12.64 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.38 | 5.01 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.39 | 5.85 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 | 7.32 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 | 11.45 | 12.64 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Zambia was 12.64 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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