Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 5.45 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.45
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
189th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.45
in 2022
All-time low
3.74
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia, 1990–2022

02461990200620221990: 3.71991: 3.81992: 41993: 4.11994: 4.21995: 4.31996: 4.41997: 4.51998: 4.61999: 4.72000: 4.72001: 4.82002: 4.82003: 4.92004: 4.92005: 4.92006: 4.92007: 4.92008: 4.92009: 4.82010: 4.82011: 4.82012: 4.82013: 4.82014: 4.82015: 4.82016: 4.92017: 4.92018: 52019: 5.12020: 5.22021: 5.32022: 5.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia stood at 5.45. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia peaked at 5.45 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 1990.

Ethiopia ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 3.74
1991 3.85 +2.7%
1992 3.95 +2.8%
1993 4.07 +2.9%
1994 4.18 +2.8%
1995 4.29 +2.6%
1996 4.39 +2.4%
1997 4.49 +2.2%
1998 4.57 +1.9%
1999 4.65 +1.7%
2000 4.73 +1.5%
2001 4.79 +1.3%
2002 4.84 +1.1%
2003 4.88 +0.8%
2004 4.9 +0.5%
2005 4.91 +0.2%
2006 4.9 -0.2%
2007 4.89 -0.3%
2008 4.86 -0.5%
2009 4.84 -0.5%
2010 4.81 -0.5%
2011 4.79 -0.5%
2012 4.77 -0.4%
2013 4.77 -0.1%
2014 4.78 +0.2%
2015 4.81 +0.6%
2016 4.85 +1.0%
2017 4.92 +1.3%
2018 4.99 +1.5%
2019 5.08 +1.8%
2020 5.19 +2.1%
2021 5.31 +2.4%
2022 5.45 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.22 3.74 4.65 10
2000s 4.85 4.73 4.91 10
2010s 4.86 4.77 5.08 10
2020s 5.32 5.19 5.45 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 186 Mozambique 6.04 compare
  2. 187 Spain 5.99 compare
  3. 188 Solomon Islands 5.5 compare
  4. 190 Comoros 5.34 compare
  5. 191 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.15 compare
  6. 192 Niger 5.14 compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More health data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia?
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia was 5.45 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 1990.
How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-diabetes-crude/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-diabetes-crude/ethiopia/">Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Ethiopia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of diabetes, crude
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
Last refreshed