Diabetes prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa
An estimated 5.6% of people aged 20 to 79 in Sub-Saharan Africa had diabetes in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
Sub-Saharan Africa, 2024
5.6%
Change from 2011
+1.0percentage points
World, 2024
10.8%
Diabetes prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.6% | 10.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 8.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 4.5% in 2011, a change of +1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 10.8%.
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