Diabetes prevalence in European Union
An estimated 7.6% of people aged 20 to 79 in the European Union had diabetes in 2024.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024
7.6%
Change from 2011
+1.5percentage points
World, 2024
10.8%
Diabetes prevalence in European Union over time
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% of population aged 20 to 79. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.6% | 10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | 8.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 6.0% in 2011, a change of +1.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.
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Tobacco use
25.8%
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Life expectancy at birth
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Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
507 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
67.9%
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