MOSCOW, Nov 14 — The number of people who have diabetes has increased by 318 per cent to over 820 million from 1990 to 2022, a study by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) showed on Thursday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
“In 2022, an estimated 828 million adults (those aged 18 years and older) had diabetes, an increase of 630 million from 1990,” the study published in the Lancet medical journal read.
Over the period, the prevalence of diabetes among women has increased in 131 countries and 155 countries among men.
At the same time, the scale of diabetes treatment increased in 118 and 98 countries for women and men, respectively, the researchers found.
“The lowest prevalence in the world in 2022 was in western Europe and east Africa for both sexes, and in Japan and Canada for women.
“The highest prevalence was in countries in Polynesia and Micronesia, some countries in the Caribbean and the Middle East, and north Africa, as well as Pakistan and Malaysia,” the study read.
The research was carried out based on data from 1108 corresponding studies and with the participation of 141 million people aged over 18.
— Bernama
