IDF: in 2015, the number of adults with diabetes in the world reached 415 million, and China accounted for 110 million

Source: MedSci 2015-12-10 according to the latest version of diabetes atlas released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) on December 1 at the World Diabetes Conference 2015, 415 million adults worldwide suffer from diabetes, that is, 1 in 11 people suffer from diabetes The latest version combines the types of diabetes, showing that since the last overview released in 2013, there have been 31 million more adults with diabetes in the world (who 2012: 347 million people with diabetes in the world) Incidence rate and incidence rate in December 1st, the latest data released by the US diabetes control and Prevention Center showed that after 18-19 years of age, the incidence of diabetes increased by more than two times from 1990-2008 years after correcting age factors In 2008-2014 years, the incidence rate of diabetes dropped significantly from 8.5 to 6.6 But according to the IDF survey, the prevalence of adults aged 20-79 in the United States is 11%, which is still the highest in developed countries However, Dr Katherine Ogurtsova, an expert in IDF data analysis, points out that the incidence rate data of CDC (diabetes control center) can not be directly compared with the prevalence data of IDF, because the two methods are different At the same time, it is believed that if there is no great change in the future, the prevalence rate cannot be reduced The prevalence of diabetes in the United States will continue to rise, even though the number of new cases is decreasing, she explained, because, on the whole, the population is increasing, people's life expectancy is increasing, and the death rate of diabetes is decreasing Of course, the situation in the rest of the world is very different Dr Cavan said that the increase in type 2 diabetes was related to modern lifestyle, unhealthy diet, reduced exercise and the increase in obesity If no measures were taken, IDF predicted that 642 million people would have diabetes by 2040, an increase of more than 50% compared with the current data Moreover, IDF estimates that 5 million people will die of diabetes in 2015 Dr Cavan points out that one person dies every six seconds, more than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV combined Diabetic complications lead to a huge cost of diabetes treatment, estimated at more than $670 billion per year, higher than the total military costs in the United States In addition, the IDF predicted that 318 of the 415 million diabetics had decreased glucose tolerance, and about 21 million women had gestational diabetes And 75% of diabetics live in low-income countries China and India have the largest number of people with diabetes, 110 million and 690 million, respectively However, the Pacific island of Tokelau and Nauru have the highest prevalence of adult diabetes, 30% and 24%, respectively Other developed countries with high prevalence of diabetes after the United States include Singapore (10.5%), Malta (10%), Portugal (10%), Cyprus (9.5%) Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are also in the top 10, while the 10 countries with the lowest prevalence of diabetes in the world are all in Africa, partly because of the high prevalence of other diseases and short life expectancy Of all 38 developed countries registered in the survey, the countries with the lowest prevalence of diabetes are Lithuania, Estonia and Ireland (about 4%), Sweden, Luxembourg, the UK and Australia (about 5%) The burden in the Middle East and Africa will double, Dr Cavan pointed out In the next 25 years, the IDF predicts that the number of diabetic patients in the Middle East and Africa will more than double, which will bring great pressure on the regional health system and economy The IDF is persuading governments around the world to change the food environment, to some extent following Mexico's and other countries' tax on sugary drinks.