In the world wide in 2019
- 463 million adults aged between (20-79 years) were living with diabetes and expectantly by 2045 the number will rise to 700 million.
- The proportion of people in most countries who live with type 2 diabetes is increasing.
- 79% of adults with diabetes were living low- and middle-income countries.
- 1 in 5 of the people who are above 65 years old have diabetes.
- 1 in 2 (232 million) people with diabetes were undiagnosed.
- Diabetes caused 4.2 million deaths.
- Diabetes caused at least USD 760 billion dollars in health expenditure in 2019 – 10% of total spending on adults.
- More than 1.1 million children and adolescents are living with type 1 diabetes.
- More than 20 million live births (1 in 6 live births) are affected by diabetes during pregnancy.
- 374 million people are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Facts about diabetes in Saudi Arabia
- about 20% of the population of Saudi Arabia, who are in the age of 40 years or older, suffer from diabetes
- 13% of diabetes people do not know they are a diabetic
- In 2017, the prevalence rate reached 18.5% in the adult group
- 4. The incidence of diabetes is more than 5.8% among adolescents (15 years and older) and is considered more prevalent among males 7.8% compared to females 3.8%.
- Makkah is considered one of the highest rates of diabetes among Saudi Arabia and has reached about 11%