Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 14.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 14.84 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 4.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Thailand peaked at 14.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 75th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.67 | — |
| 1991 | 4.84 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.02 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5.22 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.43 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.66 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.89 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.14 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.38 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.63 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.85 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 7.05 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.24 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.43 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.63 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.84 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.06 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.29 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.53 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.09 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.74 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.11 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 10.93 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.9 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.44 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 13 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 13.59 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.2 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.84 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 | 4.67 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.77 | 6.85 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 | 9.09 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.21 | 13.59 | 14.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % 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 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Thailand?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Thailand was 14.84 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Thailand ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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