Diabetes prevalence - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Diabetes prevalence, percent of population ages 20-79, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 195 countries was 8.6 percent. The highest value was in Pakistan: 30.8 percent and the lowest value was in Benin: 1.1 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Diabetes Federation
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Diabetes prevalence, 2021 Global rank Available data
Pakistan 30.8 1 2000 - 2021
Kuwait 24.9 2 2011 - 2021
N. Caledonia 23.4 3 2011 - 2021
Mauritius 22.6 4 2000 - 2021
Kiribati 22.1 5 2011 - 2021
Egypt 20.9 6 2011 - 2021
Tuvalu 20.3 7 2011 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 19.8 8 2011 - 2021
Qatar 19.5 9 2011 - 2021
Malaysia 19 10 2011 - 2021
Sudan 18.9 11 2011 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 18.7 12 2011 - 2021
Fiji 17.7 13 2011 - 2021
Palau 17 14 2011 - 2021
Mexico 16.9 15 2000 - 2021
Papua N.G. 16.7 16 2000 - 2021
UA Emirates 16.4 17 2011 - 2021
Micronesia 15.6 18 2011 - 2021
Vanuatu 15.6 19 2011 - 2021
Jordan 15.4 20 2011 - 2021
Tonga 15 21 2000 - 2021
Syria 14.9 22 2011 - 2021
Belize 14.5 23 2011 - 2021
Turkey 14.5 24 2011 - 2021
Bangladesh 14.2 25 2011 - 2021
Barbados 14 26 2000 - 2021
Oman 13.8 27 2011 - 2021
Puerto Rico 13.3 28 2011 - 2021
Guatemala 13.1 29 2011 - 2021
Bermuda 13 30 2000 - 2021
Suriname 12.7 31 2011 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 12.7 32 2000 - 2021
Grenada 12.6 33 2000 - 2021
Tanzania 12.3 34 2011 - 2021
Zambia 11.9 35 2011 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 11.7 36 2011 - 2021
Comoros 11.7 37 2011 - 2021
Dominica 11.7 38 2011 - 2021
Guyana 11.7 39 2011 - 2021
Saint Lucia 11.7 40 2011 - 2021
Singapore 11.6 41 2011 - 2021
Bahrain 11.3 42 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 11.3 43 2011 - 2021
Brunei 11.1 44 2011 - 2021
Jamaica 11.1 45 2011 - 2021
Afghanistan 10.9 46 2011 - 2021
Chile 10.8 47 2011 - 2021
South Africa 10.8 48 2011 - 2021
Iraq 10.7 49 2011 - 2021
USA 10.7 50 2011 - 2021
China 10.6 51 2011 - 2021
Indonesia 10.6 52 2011 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 10.5 53 2011 - 2021
Bhutan 10.4 54 2011 - 2021
Spain 10.3 55 2011 - 2021
Albania 10.2 56 2011 - 2021
Andorra 9.7 57 2011 - 2021
Thailand 9.7 58 2011 - 2021
India 9.6 59 2011 - 2021
Tunisia 9.6 60 2011 - 2021
Venezuela 9.6 61 2011 - 2021
Nicaragua 9.3 62 2011 - 2021
Maldives 9.2 63 2011 - 2021
Palestine 9.2 64 2011 - 2021
Samoa 9.2 65 2011 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 9.1 66 2011 - 2021
Iran 9.1 67 2011 - 2021
Montenegro 9.1 68 2011 - 2021
Morocco 9.1 69 2011 - 2021
Portugal 9.1 70 2011 - 2021
Serbia 9.1 71 2011 - 2021
Uruguay 9 72 2011 - 2021
Haiti 8.9 73 2011 - 2021
Bahamas 8.8 74 2011 - 2021
Brazil 8.8 75 2011 - 2021
Costa Rica 8.8 76 2011 - 2021
Libya 8.7 77 2011 - 2021
Nepal 8.7 78 2011 - 2021
Cyprus 8.6 79 2011 - 2021
North Korea 8.6 80 2011 - 2021
Israel 8.5 81 2011 - 2021
Seychelles 8.5 82 2011 - 2021
Colombia 8.3 83 2011 - 2021
Panama 8.2 84 2011 - 2021
Lebanon 8 85 2011 - 2021
Malta 8 86 2011 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 8 87 2011 - 2021
Hong Kong 7.8 88 2000 - 2021
Macao 7.8 89 2011 - 2021
Canada 7.7 90 2011 - 2021
Paraguay 7.5 91 2011 - 2021
Bulgaria 7.4 92 2011 - 2021
Djibouti 7.4 93 2011 - 2021
San Marino 7.4 94 2011 - 2021
Cambodia 7.3 95 2011 - 2021
Malawi 7.3 96 2011 - 2021
Algeria 7.1 97 2011 - 2021
Burma 7.1 98 2011 - 2021
Czechia 7.1 99 2000 - 2021
Philippines 7.1 100 2011 - 2021
Hungary 7 101 2011 - 2021
Uzbekistan 7 102 2011 - 2021
Germany 6.9 103 2011 - 2021
Mongolia 6.9 104 2011 - 2021
Poland 6.8 105 2011 - 2021
South Korea 6.8 106 2011 - 2021
Namibia 6.7 107 2011 - 2021
Turkmenistan 6.7 108 2011 - 2021
Japan 6.6 109 2011 - 2021
Kazakhstan 6.6 110 2011 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 6.6 111 2011 - 2021
Tajikistan 6.6 112 2011 - 2021
Burundi 6.5 113 2011 - 2021
Eritrea 6.5 114 2011 - 2021
Estonia 6.5 115 2011 - 2021
Romania 6.5 116 2011 - 2021
Rwanda 6.5 117 2011 - 2021
Somalia 6.5 118 2011 - 2021
Australia 6.4 119 2000 - 2021
Greece 6.4 120 2011 - 2021
Italy 6.4 121 2011 - 2021
El Salvador 6.3 122 2011 - 2021
UK 6.3 123 2011 - 2021
Laos 6.2 124 2011 - 2021
Monaco 6.2 125 2011 - 2021
New Zealand 6.2 126 2011 - 2021
Finland 6.1 127 2011 - 2021
Liechtenstein 6.1 128 2011 - 2021
North Macedonia 6.1 129 2011 - 2021
Vietnam 6.1 130 2011 - 2021
Latvia 5.9 131 2011 - 2021
Luxembourg 5.9 132 2011 - 2021
C.A. Republic 5.8 133 2011 - 2021
Chad 5.8 134 2011 - 2021
DR Congo 5.8 135 2011 - 2021
Lithuania 5.8 136 2011 - 2021
Slovakia 5.8 137 2011 - 2021
Slovenia 5.8 138 2011 - 2021
Georgia 5.7 139 2011 - 2021
Armenia 5.6 140 2011 - 2021
Azerbaijan 5.6 141 2011 - 2021
Belarus 5.6 142 2011 - 2021
Moldova 5.6 143 2011 - 2021
Russia 5.6 144 2011 - 2021
Ukraine 5.6 145 2011 - 2021
Bolivia 5.5 146 2011 - 2021
Cameroon 5.5 147 2000 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 5.5 148 2011 - 2021
Gabon 5.5 149 2011 - 2021
Iceland 5.5 150 2011 - 2021
R. of Congo 5.5 151 2011 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 5.5 152 2011 - 2021
Argentina 5.4 153 2011 - 2021
Yemen 5.4 154 2011 - 2021
Denmark 5.3 155 2011 - 2021
France 5.3 156 2011 - 2021
Botswana 5.2 157 2011 - 2021
Niger 5.2 158 2011 - 2021
Honduras 5.1 159 2011 - 2021
Ethiopia 5 160 2011 - 2021
Sweden 5 161 2011 - 2021
Croatia 4.8 162 2011 - 2021
Peru 4.8 163 2011 - 2021
Angola 4.6 164 2011 - 2021
Austria 4.6 165 2011 - 2021
Lesotho 4.6 166 2011 - 2021
Madagascar 4.6 167 2011 - 2021
Swaziland 4.6 168 2011 - 2021
Switzerland 4.6 169 2011 - 2021
Uganda 4.6 170 2011 - 2021
Netherlands 4.5 171 2011 - 2021
Ecuador 4.4 172 2011 - 2021
Aruba 4.3 173 2000 - 2021
Kenya 4 174 2011 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 3.8 175 2021 - 2021
Belgium 3.6 176 2011 - 2021
Nigeria 3.6 177 2011 - 2021
Norway 3.6 178 2011 - 2021
Mozambique 3.3 179 2011 - 2021
Senegal 3.1 180 2011 - 2021
Ireland 3 181 2011 - 2021
Ghana 2.6 182 2011 - 2021
Burkina Faso 2.1 183 2011 - 2021
Cape Verde 2.1 184 2011 - 2021
Guinea 2.1 185 2011 - 2021
G.-Bissau 2.1 186 2011 - 2021
Ivory Coast 2.1 187 2011 - 2021
Liberia 2.1 188 2011 - 2021
Mali 2.1 189 2011 - 2021
Mauritania 2.1 190 2011 - 2021
Sierra Leone 2.1 191 2011 - 2021
Togo 2.1 192 2011 - 2021
Zimbabwe 2.1 193 2011 - 2021
Gambia 1.9 194 2011 - 2021
Benin 1.1 195 2011 - 2021



Definition: Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is calculated by adjusting to a standard population age-structure.

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1. Pakistan
2. Kuwait
3. N. Caledonia
4. Mauritius
5. Kiribati
6. Egypt
7. Tuvalu
8. Solomon Isl.
9. Qatar
10. Malaysia
11. Sudan
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Fiji
14. Palau
15. Mexico
16. Papua N.G.
17. UA Emirates
18. Micronesia
19. Vanuatu
20. Jordan
21. Tonga
22. Syria
23. Belize
24. Turkey
25. Bangladesh
26. Barbados
27. Oman
28. Puerto Rico
29. Guatemala
30. Bermuda
31. Suriname
32. Tr.&Tobago
33. Grenada
34. Tanzania
35. Zambia
36. Ant.& Barb.
37. Comoros
38. Dominica
39. Guyana
40. Saint Lucia
41. Singapore
42. Bahrain
43. Sri Lanka
44. Brunei
45. Jamaica
46. Afghanistan
47. Chile
48. South Africa
49. Iraq
50. USA
51. China
52. Indonesia
53. Domin. Rep.
54. Bhutan
55. Spain
56. Albania
57. Andorra
58. Thailand
59. India
60. Tunisia
61. Venezuela
62. Nicaragua
63. Maldives
64. Palestine
65. Samoa
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Iran
68. Montenegro
69. Morocco
70. Portugal
71. Serbia
72. Uruguay
73. Haiti
74. Bahamas
75. Brazil
76. Costa Rica
77. Libya
78. Nepal
79. Cyprus
80. North Korea
81. Israel
82. Seychelles
83. Colombia
84. Panama
85. Lebanon
86. Malta
87. St. Vincent & ...
88. Hong Kong
89. Macao
90. Canada
91. Paraguay
92. Bulgaria
93. Djibouti
94. San Marino
95. Cambodia
96. Malawi
97. Algeria
98. Burma
99. Czechia
100. Philippines
101. Hungary
102. Uzbekistan
103. Germany
104. Mongolia
105. Poland
106. South Korea
107. Namibia
108. Turkmenistan
109. Japan
110. Kazakhstan
111. Kyrgyzstan
112. Tajikistan
113. Burundi
114. Eritrea
115. Estonia
116. Romania
117. Rwanda
118. Somalia
119. Australia
120. Greece
121. Italy
122. El Salvador
123. UK
124. Laos
125. Monaco
126. New Zealand
127. Finland
128. Liechtenstein
129. North Macedonia
130. Vietnam
131. Latvia
132. Luxembourg
133. C.A. Republic
134. Chad
135. DR Congo
136. Lithuania
137. Slovakia
138. Slovenia
139. Georgia
140. Armenia
141. Azerbaijan
142. Belarus
143. Moldova
144. Russia
145. Ukraine
146. Bolivia
147. Cameroon
148. Eq. Guinea
149. Gabon
150. Iceland
151. R. of Congo
152. S.T.&Principe
153. Argentina
154. Yemen
155. Denmark
156. France
157. Botswana
158. Niger
159. Honduras
160. Ethiopia
161. Sweden
162. Croatia
163. Peru
164. Angola
165. Austria
166. Lesotho
167. Madagascar
168. Swaziland
169. Switzerland
170. Uganda
171. Netherlands
172. Ecuador
173. Aruba
174. Kenya
175. Faroe Isl.
176. Belgium
177. Nigeria
178. Norway
179. Mozambique
180. Senegal
181. Ireland
182. Ghana
183. Burkina Faso
184. Cape Verde
185. Guinea
186. G.-Bissau
187. Ivory Coast
188. Liberia
189. Mali
190. Mauritania
191. Sierra Leone
192. Togo
193. Zimbabwe
194. Gambia
195. Benin
30.80
24.90
23.40
22.60
22.10
20.90
20.30
19.80
19.50
19.00
18.90
18.70
17.70
17.00
16.90
16.70
16.40
15.60
15.60
15.40
15.00
14.90
14.50
14.50
14.20
14.00
13.80
13.30
13.10
13.00
12.70
12.70
12.60
12.30
11.90
11.70
11.70
11.70
11.70
11.70
11.60
11.30
11.30
11.10
11.10
10.90
10.80
10.80
10.70
10.70
10.60
10.60
10.50
10.40
10.30
10.20
9.70
9.70
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.30
9.20
9.20
9.20
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.00
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.70
8.60
8.60
8.50
8.50
8.30
8.20
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.30
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.10
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.60
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.20
5.10
5.00
5.00
4.80
4.80
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.40
4.30
4.00
3.80
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.30
3.10
3.00
2.60
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
1.90
1.10
0
7.7
15.4
23.1
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