Diabetes prevalence in Papua New Guinea
An estimated 14.1% of people aged 20 to 79 in Papua New Guinea had diabetes in 2024.
Papua New Guinea, 2024
14.1%
Change from 2011
+6.5percentage points
World, 2024
10.8%
Position in 2024
35th of 209
Diabetes prevalence in Papua New Guinea 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 | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.1% | 10.8% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 7.6% in 2011, a change of +6.5 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 15.5%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Papua New Guinea has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.
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