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Diabetes Rates by Country

China has the highest Estimated People w/ Diabetes in 2024 (148M), followed by India (89.8M) and United States (38.5M). Niue has the lowest (300).

Health223 countries · 6 metricsUpdated Dec 17, 2024Original page
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Estimated People w/ Diabetes, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 212 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
356.1K
Middle half 56.5K – 1.2M
Average
2.8M
212 countries
Lowest (best)
300
Niue
Highest (worst)
148M
China

Over time · 2011–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Niue
  • Tuvalu
  • Nauru
  • Greenland
  • Faroe Islands

Data

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212 countries · # = rank by Estimated People w/ Diabetes
#
1Niue30018.1%
2Tuvalu1,20019.0%
3Nauru1,30021.8%
4Greenland2,0004.3%
5Faroe Islands2,50019.2%
6Palau2,70019.3%
7Monaco2,8006.9%
8Liechtenstein2,9007.2%
9San Marino3,1008.6%
10Aruba4,2004.6%
11Saint Kitts and Nevis5,00013.8%
12Marshall Islands6,00025.7%
13Cayman Islands6,20011.1%
14Mayotte6,4004.6%
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6,4008.6%
14Isle of Man6,4007.5%
17Dominica6,70012.9%
18Seychelles7,4009.3%
19Jersey7,6008.1%
20Andorra7,90010.1%
21Bermuda8,10013.4%
22Antigua and Barbuda8,60011.6%
23United States Virgin Islands8,7009.1%
24Grenada9,40011.3%
25Tonga10.1K19.6%
26Micronesia12.1K—
27Sao Tome and Principe12.4K12.1%
28Saint Lucia15.2K11.4%
29Kiribati16K24.6%
30Timor-Leste21.6K3.2%
31Iceland21.9K6.9%
32Cape Verde22K6.8%
33Curacao22.1K13.4%
34Guam24.4K20.3%
35Bahamas26.8K8.9%
36Samoa28.2K25.4%
37Vanuatu29K19.7%
38Maldives30.9K9.5%
39Belize31.4K14.1%
40Luxembourg33.1K5.8%
41Barbados34.4K13.2%
42Solomon Islands38.4K12.0%
43Comoros39K10.8%
44Guinea-Bissau39.9K4.8%
45Eswatini40.8K7.9%
46Djibouti41K6.5%
47Brunei44.6K13.7%
48New Caledonia46.1K22.0%
49Malta48K10.0%
50French Polynesia51.2K22.8%
51Macau52.3K8.1%
52Suriname53.2K13.8%
53Gambia54K5.5%
54Bhutan57.3K12.0%
55Montenegro57.8K10.7%
56Botswana58.2K4.6%
57Namibia62.8K5.3%
58Lesotho63.3K6.2%
59Equatorial Guinea65.6K8.2%
60Eritrea70.2K4.4%
61Guyana75.7K16.4%
62Estonia83.9K6.9%
63Fiji90.3K16.6%
64Mauritania95.7K5.2%
65Gabon100.9K8.5%
66Cyprus106.1K10.0%
67Zimbabwe106.5K1.5%
68Latvia126.6K7.1%
69Rwanda130.8K2.1%
70North Macedonia140.8K7.4%
71Central African Republic141.1K7.6%
72Trinidad and Tobago151.2K12.4%
73Slovenia153.4K7%
74Ireland158.5K9%
75Moldova165.5K6.3%
76Armenia168.1K7.7%
77Sierra Leone170K4.8%
78Togo177.5K4.8%
79Bolivia194K3.4%
80Bahrain197.6K22.1%
81Liberia198.1K9.2%
82Georgia200.7K6.7%
83Uruguay201.5K7.8%
84South Sudan207.4K4.6%
85Mongolia208.5K10.3%
86Lithuania210.6K7.5%
87Republic of the Congo213.7K8.1%
88Burundi214.1K4.3%
89Mauritius218.1K20.1%
90Jamaica235.6K12.5%
91Guinea244.6K4.6%
92Norway246.2K4.8%
93Senegal251.6K3.8%
94Laos255.1K6.7%
95Honduras259.6K5%
96Albania261.4K10.6%
97Kyrgyzstan263.1K7.6%
98Turkmenistan264.1K7.1%
99New Zealand292K6.7%
100Panama312.8K11.1%
101Palestine315.3K15.5%
102Bosnia and Herzegovina316.4K10.3%
103Ghana317.4K2.7%
104Puerto Rico345.8K10.9%
105Paraguay352.2K9.4%
106Denmark354.7K6.4%
107Mali357.4K4.8%
108Uganda369.1K2.2%
109Burkina Faso372.3K4.5%
110Costa Rica375.7K9.8%
111Nicaragua377K10.4%
112Somalia377.6K5.8%
113Tajikistan383.5K8%
114Slovakia393.6K7.1%
115Finland400.4K6.9%
116Mozambique404.5K3%
117Qatar409.3K24.6%
118Croatia409.8K10.5%
119Oman412.3K17.0%
120Switzerland433.3K5.3%
121Lebanon439.7K12.3%
122Belarus445.4K5.1%
123El Salvador463.3K12.7%
124Chad464.2K7.3%
125Benin466.8K8.1%
126Austria479.4K5.4%
127Bulgaria482K7.4%
128Niger505.9K4.1%
129Ivory Coast529.2K5%
130Malawi540.1K5.7%
131Haiti541.8K8.5%
132Ecuador552.8K4.9%
133Sweden566.6K5.8%
134Madagascar599.3K4.6%
135Israel616.4K10.1%
136Libya634.8K15.8%
137Belgium641.6K5.9%
138Angola688.8K4.9%
139Singapore699.1K11.4%
140Hong Kong706K8.2%
141Azerbaijan715.3K10.2%
142Serbia718.5K10.5%
143Yemen720.8K5.5%
144Cambodia723.2K7.5%
145Zambia750.4K10.3%
146Hungary765K8.3%
147Czechia765.9K7.6%
148Cameroon774.2K6.9%
149Kenya813.3K3.1%
150Papua New Guinea838K14.1%
151Kazakhstan842.3K6.8%
152Cuba847.4K9.4%
153Greece873.8K8%
154Netherlands895.7K5%
155Kuwait908.5K25.6%
156Jordan1.1M20.5%
157Portugal1.1M10.5%
158Guatemala1.1M13.2%
159Dominican Republic1.2M17.6%
160Nepal1.3M7.7%
161United Arab Emirates1.3M20.7%
162Romania1.3M7.5%
163Peru1.3M6.4%
164Tunisia1.4M16.0%
165Uzbekistan1.5M7.5%
166Venezuela1.6M8.6%
167Sri Lanka1.6M10.2%
168Australia1.7M7.4%
169Chile1.9M12.2%
170Afghanistan1.9M11.7%
171North Korea2M9.9%
172Syria2.2M19.0%
173Ukraine2.3M6%
174Ethiopia2.3M4.4%
175South Africa2.3M7.2%
176Myanmar2.4M6.7%
177Vietnam2.5M3.4%
178Taiwan2.6M10.7%
179Iraq2.7M3.6%
180Canada2.8M7.7%
181DR Congo2.9M7.7%
182Morocco2.9M11.9%
183Tanzania2.9M9.8%
184Nigeria3M3%
185Colombia3M8.4%
186Poland3.1M8.1%
187Sudan3.9M19.0%
188France4.1M6.5%
189Argentina4.3M14.0%
190United Kingdom4.5M7.4%
191Spain4.7M9.7%
192Philippines4.7M7.5%
193Malaysia4.8M21.1%
194Algeria4.8M17.5%
195Italy5M7.7%
196South Korea5M9.6%
197Saudi Arabia5.3M23.1%
198Iran5.5M13.4%
199Thailand6.4M10.2%
200Germany6.5M7.8%
201Russia7.6M5.9%
202Turkey9.6M16.5%
203Japan10.8M7.6%
204Egypt13.2M22.4%
205Mexico13.6M16.4%
206Bangladesh13.9M13.2%
207Brazil16.6M10.6%
208Indonesia20.4M11.3%
209Pakistan34.5M31.4%
210United States38.5M13.7%
211India89.8M10.5%
212China148M11.9%

What correlates with Estimated People w/ Diabetes (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,337 other country metrics sharing at least 128 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Estimated People w/ Diabetes tend to score higher on these

  1. Total COVID Vaccine Doses Given to DateCOVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 195
    Plot
  2. Individuals Who Completed Primary Series COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 195
    Plot
  3. # of HouseholdsNumber of Households by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 152
    Plot
  4. Individuals Given at Least 1 Dose COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 195
    Plot
  5. 1990Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 209
    Plot
  6. Internet UsersCountries With Poor (or Limited) Internet Access
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 203
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Estimated People w/ Diabetes tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 205
    Plot
  2. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 160
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.30 · weak · n = 144
    Plot
  4. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 148
    Plot
  5. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 197
    Plot
  6. Tax to GDP Ratio (Tax Revenue as % of GDP)Tax to GDP Ratio by Country
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 161
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Estimated People w/ Diabetes?
China has the highest Estimated People w/ Diabetes in 2024, at 148M, followed by India (89.8M) and United States (38.5M).
Which country has the lowest Estimated People w/ Diabetes?
Niue has the lowest Estimated People w/ Diabetes in 2024, at 300.
What is the median Estimated People w/ Diabetes across countries?
The median is 356.1K across the 212 countries with data in 2024.
Where does the Diabetes Rates by Country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: People with diabetes, in 1,000s - IDF Diabetes Atlas; Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % - IDF Diabetes Atlas; People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s - IDF Diabetes Atlas; Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % - IDF Diabetes Atlas.

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