Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 6.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho is 6.13, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho peaked at 6.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.19, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 184th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.19 | — |
| 1991 | 4.29 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.4 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.51 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.61 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.7 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.78 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.86 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.94 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.01 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.06 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.14 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.17 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.19 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.12 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.06 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.02 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.99 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.98 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.01 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.06 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.13 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.22 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.33 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.47 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.61 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.77 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.94 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.13 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 | 5.02 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 4.98 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 | 5.77 | 6.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 181 Senegal 6.49 compare
- 182 Mali 6.48 compare
- 183 Switzerland 6.42 compare
- 185 Timor-Leste 6.05 compare
- 186 Mozambique 6.04 compare
- 187 Spain 5.99 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Lesotho was 6.13 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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