Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 3.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda stood at 3.63. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda peaked at 3.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.92, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 197th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.92 | — |
| 1991 | 2.97 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.01 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.06 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.15 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.2 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.23 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.26 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.28 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.29 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.29 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.28 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.26 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.23 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.15 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.09 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.09 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.17 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.22 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.28 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.35 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.43 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.63 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.12 | 2.92 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 | 3.15 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 3.09 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.63 | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Uganda was 3.63 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Uganda ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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