Diabetes prevalence (% adults 18+ (age-standardized))
17.9%
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryAs of 2022-12-31
Next steps
Public health
Diabetes prevalence is classified High concern at 17.9%, observed through 2022-12-31.
Diabetes prevalence (% adults 18+ (age-standardized))
17.9%
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryAs of 2022-12-31
Assessment
High concern
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 72/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2022-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Approaching cadence limit
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Approaching cadence limit. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes prevalence (% adults 18+ (age-standardized)) | 17.9% | 2022-12-31 | World Health Organization, Global Health ObservatoryNCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
High concern
25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
339 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
These are linked records, not recommendations. They identify documented responsibility, published policy work, and modelled instruments that have passed their respective public gates.
Owns
Public health, family planning, medical education, and pharmaceutical regulation
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Owns
Government directorate responsible for health services in Bangladesh, including public health service delivery, disease surveillance, hospital management, and epidemic response coordination
Authority: Rules of Business 1996
Grounded prescription
Halting Bangladesh's Doubling Diabetes Curve: A DGHS-Led Primary-Care Detection and Control MandateAdult diabetes near 13% per IDF Atlas has doubled since 2011, so DGHS should mandate opportunistic primary-care screening, a continuity-of-care register, guaranteed first-line medicine supply, and community prevention to close the diagnosed-to-estimated gap.
Research · Primary
The assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, higher readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 8.0%, 12.0%, 16.0%, 20.0%. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.
Sources: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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