Diabetes prevalence has slowly increased over the last twenty years, from3.3% in 2001 to 5.3%in 2022. Like other chronic conditions, diabetes prevalence increases with age; from 1.0% for people aged 0–44 years, to 18.7% for people aged 75 years and over. Overall, rates were similar between males and females (5.8% and 4.9%).
One in twenty (5.2% or 1.3 million) people hadheart, stroke and vascular disease in 2022. This rate has increased slightly from 4.1% in 2001 but remained steady from 2007–08 (5.3%). Heart, stroke and vascular disease was slightly more common in males than females (5.9% compared to 4.6%).
Rates of overweight andobesitycontinue to grow in adults and children. From 1990 to 2022, the percentage of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years living with obesity increased four-fold from 2% to 8% globally, while the percentage of adults 18 years of age and older living with obesity more than doubled from 7% to 16%.
