Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 20.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 20.49 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan peaked at 20.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.88 | — |
| 1991 | 8.02 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.17 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.34 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.52 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.7 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.9 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.12 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.34 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 9.59 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.85 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.14 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.44 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.76 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.45 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.18 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.56 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.95 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 13.35 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 13.76 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.18 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.64 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.12 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.65 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 16.22 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.83 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.48 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.18 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.91 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.67 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.49 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.66 | 7.88 | 9.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.32 | 9.85 | 12.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 | 13.35 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.69 | 18.91 | 20.49 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Afghanistan was 20.49 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of diabetes, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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