Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 23.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 23.99 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica peaked at 23.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.73, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.73 | — |
| 1991 | 5.92 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.12 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.35 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.6 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.88 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 7.18 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 7.51 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.86 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 8.25 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.65 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.09 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.55 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 10.05 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 10.59 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.18 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.8 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.47 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 13.18 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 13.92 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.68 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 15.44 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 16.21 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.97 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 17.71 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.46 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 19.21 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.97 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.75 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.55 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 22.35 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 23.15 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 23.99 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.84 | 5.73 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.05 | 8.65 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.09 | 14.68 | 21.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.16 | 22.35 | 23.99 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Jamaica was 23.99 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Jamaica ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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