Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 4.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya stood at 4.29. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya peaked at 4.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 1990.
That places Kenya 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.07 | — |
| 1991 | 3.15 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.22 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.3 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.37 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.44 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.51 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.56 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.61 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.65 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.69 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.71 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.71 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.71 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.66 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.64 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.62 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.61 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.63 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.66 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.76 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.91 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.18 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.29 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.39 | 3.07 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 | 3.62 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.09 | 4.29 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Kenya was 4.29 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Kenya ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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