Over 800 million adults living with diabetes with more than half not receiving treatment, global study suggests

Medical Xpress November 13, 2024
Lancet

The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million—over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in The Lancet. Additionally, 445 million adults aged 30 years and older with diabetes (59%) did not receive treatment in 2022, three and a half times the number in 1990.

Of the 828 million adults with diabetes in 2022, over a quarter (212 million) lived in India with another 148 million in China, followed by the U.S. (42 million), Pakistan (36 million), Indonesia (25 million) and Brazil (22 million).