Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan
Japan: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 11.24 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan is 11.24, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan peaked at 11.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 1990.
That places Japan 131st 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, crude in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.6 | — |
| 1991 | 7.81 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 8.17 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.3 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.39 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.46 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.49 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.49 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.46 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.41 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.37 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.34 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.33 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.31 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.31 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.34 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.39 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.46 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.55 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.65 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.77 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.91 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.08 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.27 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.48 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.93 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.17 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.42 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.68 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 10.96 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.24 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 | 7.6 | 8.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.38 | 8.31 | 8.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 | 8.65 | 10.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.96 | 10.68 | 11.24 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Japan was 11.24 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Japan ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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