Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 27.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.21
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
11th
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.21
in 2022
All-time low
7.58
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sri Lanka, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 27.21 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sri Lanka peaked at 27.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.58, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.58 | — |
| 1991 | 7.63 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.66 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.7 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.77 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.87 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.16 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.35 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.59 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.88 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 9.21 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 9.58 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.46 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 10.98 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 11.55 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 12.18 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12.86 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 13.58 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.34 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.14 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 15.98 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 16.87 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 17.81 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.82 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.89 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 21.01 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 22.18 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 23.39 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 24.64 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 25.91 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 27.21 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.93 | 7.58 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 | 8.88 | 13.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 | 14.34 | 23.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.92 | 24.64 | 27.21 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sri Lanka was 27.21 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 27.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.58 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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