Prevalence of diabetes, crude in World
World: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 14.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.78
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.78
in 2022
All-time low
6.07
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in World, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of diabetes, crude in World stood at 14.78. 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 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in World peaked at 14.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.07 | — |
| 1991 | 6.2 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 6.34 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6.49 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.64 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 6.79 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.95 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.11 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.27 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.44 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.61 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.79 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.98 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.19 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.4 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.62 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.85 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 9.09 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.34 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.59 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.86 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.13 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.41 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.73 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.07 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.45 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.86 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.29 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 12.74 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.22 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 13.72 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.24 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.78 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.73 | 6.07 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 | 7.61 | 9.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.38 | 9.86 | 13.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.25 | 13.72 | 14.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Cook Islands 32.19 compare
- 2 Tokelau 31.54 compare
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 30.67 compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 30.26 compare
- 5 American Samoa 30.25 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 29.73 compare
- 7 Niue 28.93 compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % 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 0.1186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4394 % 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 0.1255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in World?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in World was 14.78 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 1990.
- How does World rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- World ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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