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Diabetes Prevalence by African country
Egypt has the highest diabetes prevalence among adults of any African country, at 22.4%, ahead of Mauritius and Sudan.
Share of the population ages 20-79 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Egypt
Mauritius
SudanBy region
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| # | Country | Diabetes Prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Mauritius | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Sudan | 19% | |
| 4 | Algeria | 17.5% | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 16% | |
| 6 | Libya | 15.8% | |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.1% | |
| 8 | Morocco | 11.9% | |
| 9 | Comoros | 10.8% | |
| 10 | Zambia | 10.3% | |
| 11 | Tanzania | 9.8% | |
| 12 | Seychelles | 9.3% | |
| 13 | Liberia | 9.2% | |
| 14 | Gabon | 8.5% | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.2% | |
| 16 | Benin | 8.1% | |
| 17 | Republic of the Congo | 8.1% | |
| 18 | Eswatini | 7.9% | |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.7% | |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 7.6% | |
| 21 | Chad | 7.3% | |
| 22 | South Africa | 7.2% | |
| 23 | Cameroon | 6.9% | |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 6.8% | |
| 25 | Djibouti | 6.5% | |
| 26 | Lesotho | 6.2% | |
| 27 | Somalia | 5.8% | |
| 28 | Malawi | 5.7% | |
| 29 | Gambia | 5.5% | |
| 30 | Namibia | 5.3% | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 5.2% | |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5% | |
| 33 | Angola | 4.9% | |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8% | |
| 35 | Mali | 4.8% | |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | |
| 37 | Togo | 4.8% | |
| 38 | Botswana | 4.6% | |
| 39 | Guinea | 4.6% | |
| 40 | Madagascar | 4.6% | |
| 41 | South Sudan | 4.6% | |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 4.5% | |
| 43 | Eritrea | 4.4% | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 4.4% | |
| 45 | Burundi | 4.3% | |
| 46 | Niger | 4.1% | |
| 47 | Senegal | 3.8% | |
| 48 | Kenya | 3.1% | |
| 49 | Mozambique | 3% | |
| 50 | Nigeria | 3% | |
| 51 | Ghana | 2.7% | |
| 52 | Uganda | 2.2% | |
| 53 | Rwanda | 2.1% | |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% |
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
Comoros
Zambia
Tanzania
Seychelles
Liberia
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Chad
South Africa
Cameroon
Cabo Verde
Djibouti
Lesotho
Somalia
Malawi
Gambia
Namibia
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Sierra Leone
Togo
Botswana
Guinea
Madagascar
South Sudan
Burkina Faso
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Burundi
Niger
Senegal
Kenya
Mozambique
Nigeria
Ghana
Uganda
Rwanda
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest diabetes prevalence among adults?
Egypt has the highest diabetes prevalence among adults in Africa at 22.4% (2024), followed by Mauritius and Sudan.
Which African country has the lowest diabetes prevalence among adults?
Zimbabwe has the lowest diabetes prevalence among adults of the 54 African countries with data, at 1.5% (2024).
How many African countries report Diabetes Prevalence data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Diabetes Prevalence figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=diabetes_prevalence_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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