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The National Diabetes

Management Strategy:
Diabetes Facts and Figures
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Diabetes is a
Worldwide Problem

Diabetes is a Worldwide Epidemic


In 2012, there were an estimated 371 million people with diabetes.
In 2011, there were an estimated 366 million people with diabetes
(8.3% of the worlds population)
By 2030, the prevalence is projected to rise to 522 million (9.9%)
2011

2030

Total world population (billions)

7.0

8.3

Adult population (2079 years, billions)

4.4

5.6

Global prevalence (%)

8.3

9.9

Number of people with diabetes (millions)

366

552

Diabetes

International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas. Update 2012.


International Diabetes Federation. Global burden. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 5 th edition 2011.

Global Diabetes Statistics


Since 1980, the number of adults with diabetes
worldwide has doubled. (1)
There will be an estimated 70% increase in the
number of adults with diabetes in the developing
world, and a 20% increase in the developed
world between 2010 and 2030. (2)
Each year, approximately 78,000 children
worldwide develop type 1 diabetes. (3)
1. Danaei G, et al. Lancet. 2011;378(9785):31-40.
2. Shaw JE, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010;87:8-14.
3. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 5th Edition. 2011

Number of People with Diabetes:


Top 10 Countries
2011
Country/territory

2030
Country/territory

China

Number of people
with diabetes
(millions)
90.0

China

Number of people
with diabetes
(millions)
129.7

India

61.3

India

101.2

USA

23.7

USA

29.6

Russian Federation

12.6

Brazil

19.6

Brazil

12.4

Bangladesh

16.8

Japan

10.7

Mexico

16.4

Mexico

10.3

Russian Federation

14.1

Bangladesh

8.4

Egypt

12.4

Egypt

7.3

Indonesia

11.8

Indonesia

7.3

Pakistan

11.4

International Diabetes Federation. Global burden. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 5 th edition 2011.

Prevalence of Diabetes:
Top 10 Countries
2011
Country/territory

2030
Country/territory

Kiribati

Prevalence of
diabetes (%)
25.7

Kiribati

Prevalence of
diabetes (%)
26.3

Marshall Islands

22.2

Marshall Islands

23.0

Kuwait

21.1

Kuwait

21.2

Nauru

20.7

Tuvalu

20.8

Lebanon

20.2

Nauru

20.7

Qatar

20.2

Saudi Arabia

20.6

Saudi Arabia

20.0

Lebanon

20.4

Bahrain

19.9

Qatar

20.4

Tuvalu

19.5

Bahrain

20.2

United Arab
Emirates

19.2

United Arab
Emirates

19.8

International Diabetes Federation. Global burden. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 5 th edition 2011.

Leading Causes of Global Death:


2004 and 2030
Chronic conditions have overtaken infectious diseases
as the leading causes of global death.
2004
Disease
Heart disease

2030

Deaths
12.2

Rank
1

Rank
1

Deaths
14.2

CVD

9.7

12.1

Pneumonia

7.0

3.8

HIV/AIDS

3.5

10

1.8

Lung cancer

2.3

3.4

Diabetes

1.9

12

3.3

Malaria

1.7

13

41

0.4

Breast cancer

0.9

23

19

1.1

World Health Statistics. World Health Organization; 2008.

US Diabetes Statistics
25.8 million Americans (8.3% of the US
population) have diabetes:
Diagnosed: 18.8 million people
Undiagnosed: 7.0 million people
Prediabetes: 79 million people

One in every 400 American children is currently


diagnosed with diabetes.

National Diabetes Fact Sheet 2011. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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