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The prevalence of diabetes in the World

9.8 % in 2021

World the prevalence of diabetes was 9.8 % in 2021, up by 0.00% from 2011.

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Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 43 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 10.38 % in 2021 WB
Oceania 14 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (% in 2021)

Pakistan is the top country by the prevalence of diabetes in the world. As of 2021, the prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan was 30.8 %. The top 5 countries also includes Kuwait, Nauru, Marshall Islands, and Mauritius.

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Pakistan 30.8 WB
Kuwait 24.9 WB
Nauru 23.4 WB
Marshall Islands 23 WB
Mauritius 22.6 WB
Kiribati 22.1 WB
Egypt 20.9 WB
Tuvalu 20.3 WB
Solomon Islands 19.8 WB
Qatar 19.5 WB
Malaysia 19 WB
Sudan 18.9 WB
Saudi Arabia 18.7 WB
Fiji 17.7 WB
Palau 17 WB
Mexico 16.9 WB
Papua New Guinea 16.7 WB
United Arab Emirates 16.4 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.1 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.6 WB
Vanuatu 15.6 WB
Jordan 15.4 WB
Tonga 15 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 14.9 WB
Belize 14.5 WB
Turkey 14.5 WB
Bangladesh 14.2 WB
Barbados 14 WB
Oman 13.8 WB
Puerto Rico 13.3 WB
Guatemala 13.1 WB
Suriname 12.7 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 12.7 WB
Grenada 12.6 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 12.3 WB
Zambia 11.9 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 11.7 WB
Comoros 11.7 WB
Dominica 11.7 WB
Guyana 11.7 WB
Saint Lucia 11.7 WB
Singapore 11.6 WB
Bahrain 11.3 WB
Sri Lanka 11.3 WB
Brunei Darussalam 11.1 WB
Jamaica 11.1 WB
Afghanistan 10.9 WB
Chile 10.8 WB
South Africa 10.8 WB
Iraq 10.7 WB
United States of America 10.7 WB
China 10.6 WB
Indonesia 10.6 WB
Dominican Republic 10.5 WB
Bhutan 10.4 WB
Spain 10.3 WB
Albania 10.2 WB
Andorra 9.7 WB
Thailand 9.7 WB
India 9.6 WB
Tunisia 9.6 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.6 WB
Nicaragua 9.3 WB
Maldives 9.2 WB
Palestine 9.2 WB
Samoa 9.2 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.1 WB
Iran 9.1 WB
Montenegro 9.1 WB
Morocco 9.1 WB
Portugal 9.1 WB
Serbia 9.1 WB
Uruguay 9 WB
Haiti 8.9 WB
Bahamas 8.8 WB
Brazil 8.8 WB
Costa Rica 8.8 WB
Libya 8.7 WB
Nepal 8.7 WB
Cyprus 8.6 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.6 WB
Timor-Leste 8.6 WB
Israel 8.5 WB
Seychelles 8.5 WB
Colombia 8.3 WB
Panama 8.2 WB
Lebanon 8 WB
Malta 8 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 WB
Hong Kong 7.8 WB
Macau 7.8 WB
Canada 7.7 WB
Cuba 7.6 WB
Paraguay 7.5 WB
Bulgaria 7.4 WB
Djibouti 7.4 WB
San Marino 7.4 WB
Cambodia 7.3 WB
Malawi 7.3 WB
Algeria 7.1 WB
Czech Republic 7.1 WB
Myanmar 7.1 WB
Philippines 7.1 WB
Hungary 7 WB
Uzbekistan 7 WB
Germany 6.9 WB
Mongolia 6.9 WB
Poland 6.8 WB
Republic of Korea 6.8 WB
Namibia 6.7 WB
Turkmenistan 6.7 WB
Japan 6.6 WB
Kazakhstan 6.6 WB
Kyrgyzstan 6.6 WB
Tajikistan 6.6 WB
Burundi 6.5 WB
Eritrea 6.5 WB
Estonia 6.5 WB
Romania 6.5 WB
Rwanda 6.5 WB
Somalia 6.5 WB
South Sudan 6.5 WB
Australia 6.4 WB
Greece 6.4 WB
Italy 6.4 WB
El Salvador 6.3 WB
United Kingdom 6.3 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6.2 WB
Monaco 6.2 WB
New Zealand 6.2 WB
Finland 6.1 WB
Liechtenstein 6.1 WB
North Macedonia 6.1 WB
Viet Nam 6.1 WB
Latvia 5.9 WB
Luxembourg 5.9 WB
Central African Republic 5.8 WB
Chad 5.8 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.8 WB
Lithuania 5.8 WB
Slovakia 5.8 WB
Slovenia 5.8 WB
Georgia 5.7 WB
Armenia 5.6 WB
Azerbaijan 5.6 WB
Belarus 5.6 WB
Republic of Moldova 5.6 WB
Russian Federation 5.6 WB
Ukraine 5.6 WB
Bolivia 5.5 WB
Cameroon 5.5 WB
Congo 5.5 WB
Equatorial Guinea 5.5 WB
Gabon 5.5 WB
Iceland 5.5 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 5.5 WB
Argentina 5.4 WB
Yemen 5.4 WB
Denmark 5.3 WB
France 5.3 WB
Botswana 5.2 WB
Niger 5.2 WB
Honduras 5.1 WB
Ethiopia 5 WB
Sweden 5 WB
Croatia 4.8 WB
Peru 4.8 WB
Angola 4.6 WB
Austria 4.6 WB
Eswatini 4.6 WB
Lesotho 4.6 WB
Madagascar 4.6 WB
Switzerland 4.6 WB
Uganda 4.6 WB
Netherlands 4.5 WB
Ecuador 4.4 WB
Kenya 4 WB
Belgium 3.6 WB
Nigeria 3.6 WB
Norway 3.6 WB
Mozambique 3.3 WB
Senegal 3.1 WB
Ireland 3 WB
Ghana 2.6 WB
Burkina Faso 2.1 WB
Cabo Verde 2.1 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 2.1 WB
Guinea 2.1 WB
Guinea Bissau 2.1 WB
Liberia 2.1 WB
Mali 2.1 WB
Mauritania 2.1 WB
Sierra Leone 2.1 WB
Togo 2.1 WB
Zimbabwe 2.1 WB
Gambia 1.9 WB
Benin 1.1 WB
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