Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 29.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico stood at 29.73. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico peaked at 29.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 6th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.56 | — |
| 1991 | 10.95 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.38 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.84 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 12.31 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 12.82 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 13.34 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.89 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 14.46 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 15.06 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 15.69 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 16.33 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 17 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 17.69 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.11 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 19.83 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.54 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 21.24 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 21.93 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 22.59 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 23.24 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 23.88 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.51 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 25.14 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.78 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.41 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.23 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.97 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.41 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.86 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.33 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.73 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.66 | 10.56 | 15.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.78 | 15.69 | 21.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.51 | 22.59 | 28.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.31 | 28.86 | 29.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 30.67 compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 30.26 compare
- 5 American Samoa 30.25 compare
- 7 Niue 28.93 compare
- 8 Barbados 27.92 compare
- 9 Mauritius 27.89 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Puerto Rico was 29.73 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Puerto Rico ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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