Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 25.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 25.42 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Malaysia peaked at 25.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.44, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 17th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.44 | — |
| 1991 | 8.53 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.62 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.72 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.85 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8.99 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.15 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.33 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.53 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.74 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.96 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.19 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.42 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.67 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.94 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.26 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.61 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.02 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.47 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.98 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13.55 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.19 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 14.88 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.64 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 16.46 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 17.37 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 18.34 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 19.38 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.48 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.64 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 22.87 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 24.13 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 25.42 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.99 | 8.44 | 9.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.25 | 9.96 | 12.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.19 | 13.55 | 21.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.14 | 22.87 | 25.42 | 3 |
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More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1099 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Malaysia was 25.42 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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