Diabetes around the world in 2021
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
November, 2021
Key global findings 2021
Data from the IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th edition reports a continued global increase in diabetes prevalence, confirming diabetes as a significant global challenge to the health and well-being of individuals, families and societies.
The IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th Edition and other resources will be available for download on December 6, 2021.
- 537 million adults (20-79 years) are living with diabetes – 1 in 10.
This number is predicted to rise to 643 million by 2030 and 784 million by 2045.
- Over 4 in 5 (81%) adults with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries.
- Diabetes is responsible for 6.7 million deaths in 2021 – 1 every 5 seconds.
- Diabetes caused at least USD 966 billion dollars in health expenditure – a 316% increase over the last 15 years.
- 541 million adults have Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), which places them at high risk of type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes around the world in 2021:
The IDF Diabetes Atlas is intended to support the diabetes community in advocating for more action to identify undiagnosed diabetes, prevent type 2 diabetes in people at risk, and improve care for all people with diabetes. It also aims to support the development of high quality diabetes data in all countries and territories, in order to fill the gaps in knowledge that currently exist.
The 10th edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas reports a continued global increase in diabetes prevalence, confirming diabetes as a significant global challenge to the health and well-being of individuals, families and societies.
Originally published at https://diabetesatlas.org/
