FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The global burden of diabetes and untreated diabetes increased from 1990 to 2022, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in The Lancet. The researchers found that an estimated 828 million adults had diabetes in 2022, representing an increase of 630 million from 1990. The age-standardized prevalence of diabetes increased from 1990 to 2022 in 131 and 155 countries for women and men, respectively, with a posterior probability of more than 0.80. Low-income and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean had the largest increases. Diabetes treatment coverage increased from 1990 to 2018 in 118 and 98 countries for women and men, respectively, with a posterior probability of more than 0.80.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2024 04:49 UTC