Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 14.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal is 14.37, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal peaked at 14.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.23, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 83rd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.23 | — |
| 1991 | 6.32 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.41 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.51 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.62 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.74 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 6.87 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 7.01 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 7.16 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.32 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.49 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.67 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.87 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.08 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.31 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.55 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.06 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.32 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.57 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.83 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.09 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.36 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.64 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.94 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.25 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.43 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 12.88 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.36 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 13.84 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.37 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 | 6.23 | 7.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.47 | 7.49 | 9.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 9.83 | 12.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 | 13.36 | 14.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 80 Iran 14.54 compare
- 81 South Korea 14.53 compare
- 82 Montenegro 14.47 compare
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 14.36 compare
- 85 Seychelles 14.32 compare
- 86 Mongolia 14.18 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Nepal was 14.37 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Nepal ranks 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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