United Arab Emirates · Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)

26.1%2022

Unit: percent of adults aged 18 and over. Publisher measure: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized.

Age-standardized diabetes prevalence: FPG>=7 mmol/L or HbA1c>=6.5% or glucose-lowering medication; both sexes, age18+.

Measurement basis: model-based estimate.

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World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.

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Reported estimates and independently qualified uncertainty endpoints
CountryYearReadingLower endpointUpper endpointPublisher note
United Arab Emirates199019.02959313.68547525.62255
United Arab Emirates199119.74853714.51247226.106155
United Arab Emirates199220.46524615.40091826.630372
United Arab Emirates199321.17362216.17310527.094552
United Arab Emirates199421.86688616.9554227.537686
United Arab Emirates199522.53866317.67575728.035152
United Arab Emirates199623.18245818.38559128.458944
United Arab Emirates199723.79381719.07106628.928459
United Arab Emirates199824.35797319.68594329.415894
United Arab Emirates199924.87245520.23699629.796314
United Arab Emirates200025.32671420.68517530.231637
United Arab Emirates200125.71714820.96940130.66805
United Arab Emirates200226.04102521.23342631.179318
United Arab Emirates200326.30300521.47579331.515512
United Arab Emirates200426.52350421.63407731.843075
United Arab Emirates200526.70696421.84109432.045123
United Arab Emirates200626.86851921.96066132.241803
United Arab Emirates200726.9977922.11698732.345217
United Arab Emirates200827.09201622.2182332.458603
United Arab Emirates200927.24018122.44186132.488275
United Arab Emirates201027.37491122.64244932.566649
United Arab Emirates201127.40273822.78778432.484293
United Arab Emirates201227.40646922.88342332.525736
United Arab Emirates201327.38914222.9693532.309735
United Arab Emirates201427.36329422.9933832.294509
United Arab Emirates201527.34449522.99160232.154524
United Arab Emirates201627.34947222.9739132.133904
United Arab Emirates201727.23512922.68251232.141313
United Arab Emirates201827.00257322.12012632.098028
United Arab Emirates201926.73955621.58451532.248875
United Arab Emirates202026.50501720.89301932.518595
United Arab Emirates202126.30810420.24011332.894698
United Arab Emirates202226.08686419.43369533.279979

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