Diabetes prevalence in South Asia
An estimated 10.7% of people aged 20 to 79 in South Asia had diabetes in 2024.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024
10.7%
Change from 2011
+1.7percentage points
World, 2024
10.8%
Diabetes prevalence in South Asia 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 | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.7% | 10.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 8.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 9.0% in 2011, a change of +1.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.
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Health spending share of GDP
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