Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) - Country Ranking
Definition: Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Source: International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 22.30 | 2015 |
| 2 | Palau | 20.90 | 2015 |
| 3 | Qatar | 20.00 | 2015 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 20.00 | 2015 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 20.00 | 2015 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 19.60 | 2015 |
| 6 | New Caledonia | 19.60 | 2015 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 19.30 | 2015 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 18.60 | 2015 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 17.90 | 2015 |
| 11 | Seychelles | 17.40 | 2015 |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 17.30 | 2015 |
| 13 | Egypt | 16.70 | 2015 |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 16.60 | 2015 |
| 15 | Belize | 16.50 | 2015 |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 16.40 | 2015 |
| 17 | Mexico | 15.80 | 2015 |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 15.30 | 2015 |
| 19 | Oman | 14.80 | 2015 |
| 20 | Fiji | 13.80 | 2015 |
| 21 | Brunei | 13.70 | 2015 |
| 21 | Tonga | 13.70 | 2015 |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.60 | 2015 |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.60 | 2015 |
| 23 | Barbados | 13.60 | 2015 |
| 26 | The Bahamas | 13.20 | 2015 |
| 27 | Cayman Islands | 13.10 | 2015 |
| 28 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.00 | 2015 |
| 28 | Lebanon | 13.00 | 2015 |
| 30 | Turkey | 12.80 | 2015 |
| 31 | Dominica | 12.60 | 2015 |
| 32 | Suriname | 12.50 | 2015 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | 12.10 | 2015 |
| 34 | Venezuela | 12.00 | 2015 |
| 35 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.90 | 2015 |
| 36 | Jordan | 11.70 | 2015 |
| 37 | Jamaica | 11.50 | 2015 |
| 38 | Grenada | 11.40 | 2015 |
| 39 | Guyana | 11.20 | 2015 |
| 40 | Guatemala | 11.10 | 2015 |
| 41 | St. Lucia | 10.90 | 2015 |
| 42 | United States | 10.80 | 2015 |
| 43 | Singapore | 10.50 | 2015 |
| 43 | Montenegro | 10.50 | 2015 |
| 45 | Brazil | 10.40 | 2015 |
| 45 | Libya | 10.40 | 2015 |
| 47 | Macedonia | 10.30 | 2015 |
| 47 | Albania | 10.30 | 2015 |
| 47 | Serbia | 10.30 | 2015 |
| 50 | Iran | 10.10 | 2015 |
| 51 | Chile | 10.00 | 2015 |
| 51 | Cuba | 10.00 | 2015 |
| 51 | Colombia | 10.00 | 2015 |
| 54 | Portugal | 9.90 | 2015 |
| 54 | Comoros | 9.90 | 2015 |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.90 | 2015 |
| 54 | Malta | 9.90 | 2015 |
| 58 | China | 9.80 | 2015 |
| 58 | Panama | 9.80 | 2015 |
| 60 | Paraguay | 9.70 | 2015 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 9.60 | 2015 |
| 61 | Cyprus | 9.60 | 2015 |
| 63 | Iraq | 9.30 | 2015 |
| 63 | India | 9.30 | 2015 |
| 63 | Bhutan | 9.30 | 2015 |
| 66 | Russia | 9.20 | 2015 |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 9.20 | 2015 |
| 66 | Honduras | 9.20 | 2015 |
| 66 | El Salvador | 9.20 | 2015 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 9.20 | 2015 |
| 71 | Sudan | 8.90 | 2015 |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 8.80 | 2015 |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 8.80 | 2015 |
| 74 | Andorra | 8.50 | 2015 |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 8.50 | 2015 |
| 76 | Romania | 8.40 | 2015 |
| 76 | Djibouti | 8.40 | 2015 |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 8.30 | 2015 |
| 79 | Morocco | 8.10 | 2015 |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.10 | 2015 |
| 79 | Pakistan | 8.10 | 2015 |
| 82 | Macao SAR, China | 8.00 | 2015 |
| 82 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.00 | 2015 |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 8.00 | 2015 |
| 85 | Samoa | 7.90 | 2015 |
| 86 | Gabon | 7.80 | 2015 |
| 86 | Slovak Republic | 7.80 | 2015 |
| 86 | Slovenia | 7.80 | 2015 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.70 | 2015 |
| 89 | Spain | 7.70 | 2015 |
| 91 | South Africa | 7.60 | 2015 |
| 92 | Algeria | 7.50 | 2015 |
| 92 | Bolivia | 7.50 | 2015 |
| 92 | Israel | 7.50 | 2015 |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 7.40 | 2015 |
| 95 | Canada | 7.40 | 2015 |
| 95 | Germany | 7.40 | 2015 |
| 98 | New Zealand | 7.30 | 2015 |
| 98 | Hungary | 7.30 | 2015 |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 7.20 | 2015 |
| 100 | Korea | 7.20 | 2015 |
| 100 | Denmark | 7.20 | 2015 |
| 103 | Thailand | 7.10 | 2015 |
| 103 | Moldova | 7.10 | 2015 |
| 105 | Congo | 6.90 | 2015 |
| 105 | Austria | 6.90 | 2015 |
| 105 | Haiti | 6.90 | 2015 |
| 105 | Philippines | 6.90 | 2015 |
| 105 | Peru | 6.90 | 2015 |
| 110 | Myanmar | 6.80 | 2015 |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 6.60 | 2015 |
| 112 | Ukraine | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 112 | Indonesia | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 112 | Cameroon | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 116 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Armenia | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Georgia | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 6.40 | 2015 |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 6.30 | 2015 |
| 123 | San Marino | 6.30 | 2015 |
| 123 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.30 | 2015 |
| 126 | Poland | 6.20 | 2015 |
| 127 | Uruguay | 6.10 | 2015 |
| 127 | Switzerland | 6.10 | 2015 |
| 127 | Iceland | 6.10 | 2015 |
| 130 | Vietnam | 6.00 | 2015 |
| 130 | Argentina | 6.00 | 2015 |
| 130 | Norway | 6.00 | 2015 |
| 130 | Finland | 6.00 | 2015 |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 5.90 | 2015 |
| 135 | Chad | 5.70 | 2015 |
| 135 | Monaco | 5.70 | 2015 |
| 135 | Japan | 5.70 | 2015 |
| 138 | Croatia | 5.60 | 2015 |
| 138 | Botswana | 5.60 | 2015 |
| 140 | Netherlands | 5.50 | 2015 |
| 141 | Mongolia | 5.40 | 2015 |
| 141 | Latvia | 5.40 | 2015 |
| 143 | France | 5.30 | 2015 |
| 143 | Belarus | 5.30 | 2015 |
| 145 | Greece | 5.20 | 2015 |
| 146 | Italy | 5.10 | 2015 |
| 146 | Yemen | 5.10 | 2015 |
| 146 | Somalia | 5.10 | 2015 |
| 146 | Australia | 5.10 | 2015 |
| 146 | Belgium | 5.10 | 2015 |
| 151 | Togo | 4.80 | 2015 |
| 152 | Sweden | 4.70 | 2015 |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 4.70 | 2015 |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 4.70 | 2015 |
| 155 | Estonia | 4.40 | 2015 |
| 155 | Ireland | 4.40 | 2015 |
| 155 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 4.40 | 2015 |
| 158 | Namibia | 4.20 | 2015 |
| 159 | Zambia | 4.10 | 2015 |
| 159 | Angola | 4.10 | 2015 |
| 159 | Tanzania | 4.10 | 2015 |
| 159 | Rwanda | 4.10 | 2015 |
| 163 | Lithuania | 4.00 | 2015 |
| 163 | Madagascar | 4.00 | 2015 |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | 3.90 | 2015 |
| 165 | Lesotho | 3.90 | 2015 |
| 167 | Swaziland | 3.80 | 2015 |
| 168 | Nepal | 3.70 | 2015 |
| 169 | Lao PDR | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 169 | Eritrea | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 169 | Malawi | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 3.40 | 2015 |
| 173 | Uganda | 3.10 | 2015 |
| 174 | Cambodia | 3.00 | 2015 |
| 175 | Burundi | 2.70 | 2015 |
| 176 | Mozambique | 2.60 | 2015 |
| 177 | Kenya | 2.40 | 2015 |
| 178 | Cabo Verde | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | Mauritania | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | Liberia | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | Nigeria | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | Ghana | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 178 | São Tomé and Principe | 2.30 | 2015 |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Guinea | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Mali | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Niger | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Senegal | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 2.20 | 2015 |
| 192 | The Gambia | 2.00 | 2015 |
| 193 | Benin | 0.80 | 2015 |
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Limitations and Exceptions: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing the health situation in developing countries. Surveillance data are lacking for many major public health concerns. Estimates of prevalence and incidence are available for some diseases but are often unreliable and incomplete. National health authorities differ widely in capacity and willingness to collect or report information.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Diabetes, an important cause of ill health and a risk factor for other diseases in developed countries, is spreading rapidly in developing countries. Highest among the elderly, prevalence rates are rising among younger and productive populations in developing countries. Economic development has led to the spread of Western lifestyles and diet to developing countries, resulting in a substantial increase in diabetes. Without effective prevention and control programs, diabetes will likely continue to increase. Data are estimated based on sample surveys.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
