Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 15.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.8
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
67th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.8
in 2022
All-time low
6.8
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 15.8 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Bulgaria peaked at 15.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 67th 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, crude in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8 | — |
| 1991 | 6.89 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6.98 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.05 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 7.13 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.22 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.31 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.41 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.52 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.65 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.8 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.97 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.15 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.35 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.57 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.81 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.06 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.33 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.62 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.94 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.29 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.66 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.04 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.44 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.86 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.77 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.25 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 13.74 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.27 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 14.81 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.76 | 7.8 | 9.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.16 | 10.29 | 14.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.81 | 15.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 64 Hungary 15.96 compare
- 65 Serbia 15.86 compare
- 66 United States 15.81 compare
- 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.77 compare
- 69 Slovenia 15.7 compare
- 70 North Korea 15.69 compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Bulgaria was 15.8 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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