Zambia · Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)

12.6%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
Zambia19905.01248092.48378838.5374042
Zambia19915.08420772.58272648.4848166
Zambia19925.16217912.69713778.5225239
Zambia19935.24385462.77697028.6510852
Zambia19945.32735552.87771028.6542226
Zambia19955.41303682.96338658.7354198
Zambia19965.49921433.03507528.8425234
Zambia19975.58494813.15166158.927907
Zambia19985.6726943.25200788.9922465
Zambia19995.76192893.35369159.0241157
Zambia20005.853143.4619549.0614066
Zambia20015.94898463.59471969.1166399
Zambia20026.0515433.73700869.1666497
Zambia20036.16245983.88118039.184739
Zambia20046.28258214.02444279.1708481
Zambia20056.41161284.21256399.1635324
Zambia20066.55019364.3755559.180247
Zambia20076.70544654.58997349.2511967
Zambia20086.88336424.8127269.3406707
Zambia20097.08923715.05489119.5144302
Zambia20107.32464345.31232289.6804492
Zambia20117.58896625.60178249.937074
Zambia20127.88318745.911818110.23763
Zambia20138.21345756.213110310.564769
Zambia20148.57922586.54240410.982968
Zambia20158.98251166.834660511.479316
Zambia20169.42284547.087346212.071908
Zambia20179.88963177.307977212.820873
Zambia201810.3798597.477903413.728398
Zambia201910.8964357.668955614.813414
Zambia202011.4475037.737019716.048084
Zambia202112.0288897.815413217.384817
Zambia202212.6438487.881227118.91672

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