Forbes December 24, 2024
More than 800 million individuals have diabetes globally, doubling in the last three decades according to research recently published in The Lancet.
This represents an increase of 630 million individuals since 1990, with 14% of the global population with the disease. More than half of global cases were concentrated in four countries- the most in India, followed by China, the United States and Pakistan.
The largest increase in diabetes cases occurred in low and middle-income countries, such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Egypt.
These health disparities are amplified by the lack of treatment for many diabetics around the world. In 2022, more than half of diabetics, or 445 million adults aged 30 and over did not receive treatment for diabetes, which...
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