Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 9.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia is 9.61, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia peaked at 9.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1990.
That places Zambia 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7 | — |
| 1991 | 3.73 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.76 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.79 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.83 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.86 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.93 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.97 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.01 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.05 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.09 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.14 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.27 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.35 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.44 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.54 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.67 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.82 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.21 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.45 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.72 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.02 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 6.36 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 6.73 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 7.13 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 7.56 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 8.02 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 8.52 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 9.04 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 9.61 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.85 | 3.7 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 | 4.05 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.32 | 5 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 | 8.52 | 9.61 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Zambia was 9.61 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Zambia ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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