Diabetes Country Ranking 2017

Who Ranks Pakistan 7th On Diabetes Prevalence List

KARACHI - In Pakistan , 6.9 million people are affected by diabetes with the International Diabetes Federation estimating that this number will grow to 11.5 million by 2025 unless measures are taken to control the disease. In 2007, 246 million people world-wide suffered from diabetes making the disease one of the most common non-communicable global diseases and the fourth leading cause of death in the world according to IDF estimates. Diabetes is also one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children with about 200 children world-wide develop Type 1 diabetes every day. According to Dr Abdul Jabbar, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Aga Khan University (AKU) "Such a high instance of diabetes in children warrants that importance should be given to educating the public on the early warning signals of diabetes." The warning signs of diabetes are often overlooked and misdiagnosed as a flu or stomach viruses. Frequent urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, lack of interest and concentration, blurred vision, vomiting and stomach pain are among some of the symptoms of diabetes. If type 1 diabetes, or the inability of the body to create insulin due to an autoimmune disorder, is not detected at an early age in children it can be difficult to manage. With early diagnosis and access to care however, diabetes can be controlled. In many cases type 2 diabetes, where the body does not produce enough insulin, can only be diagnosed early if children undergo regular blood and urine tests, as many symptoms commonly associated with diabetes do not manifest themselves early on. A Diabetes Education Nurse at AKU, Ms Tahira Akbar Ali, is of the opinion that self-monitoring of diabetes, which includes regular blood sugar and insulin level checks is crucial to early detec Continue reading >>

The 50 Countries With The Lowest Diabetes Rates

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 29 million Americans, or 9.3 percent, have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Whether it's genetic or a result of a poor diet with little exercise, the prevalence of diabetes in America seems high, especially when you consider the $245 billion price tag Americans are paying for diabetes treatment annually. If the U.S. is in trouble with a diabetes epidemic, what does a country with low diabetes rates look like? Using data from the International Diabetes Federation's 2015 Diabetes Atlas, the following list looks at the countries with the lowest prevalence of diabetes. The data includes the prevalence of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes (either diagnosed or undiagnosed), as well as the number of diabetes-related fatalities and the annual health care costs of a person who has diabetes. The countries are ranked by age-adjusted prevalence (percent of people who have diabetes adjusted to account for how occurrences of diabetes differ through age and different age structures in various countries). If countries had the same diabetes prevalence, the country with fewer diabetes-related deaths appears higher on the list. The average amount spent per person with diabetes for each country, as reported by the IDF, is also included. These amounts are measured in international dollars, a hypothetical currency with the same purchasing power parity of U.S. dollars in the U.S. at a given point in time. According to the IDF, the global prevalence rate of diabetes in 2015 was 8.8 percent. Each of these countries falls at least 12 percent below the global average, with some countries reporting over 150 percent below the global average rate of diabetes. This data shows that while there are many countries with long life expectancies and Continue reading >>

7 States Where Diabetes Prevalence Is The Highest

Diabetes: It's one of the most widespread chronic diseases in the United States, yet is also one of the most ignored and underdiagnosed. According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its National Diabetes Statistics Report (link opens PDF), there are now 29.1 million people, or 9.3% the population, living with diabetes in the United States as of 2012. Of those 29.1 million people, the CDC estimates that 8.1 million, or roughly 28%, are undiagnosed. Compared to CDC's prior National Diabetes Statistics Report in 2010, which had pegged just 25.8 million cases of diabetes in the U.S., this jump is both significant and alarming. I say alarming because the direct and indirect costs of diabetes can be absolutely staggering to individuals, their families, and the healthcare system as a whole. Diabetes can bring about a bevy of health complications, such as an increased chance of heart disease, stroke, or kidney disease. However, complications associated with the disease can also cause people to miss work, become disabled, or even die prematurely. The CDC calculated this estimated direct (e.g., medical expenditures) and indirect cost to be a whopping $245 billion. Seven states where diabetes is the most prevalent It's also a disease that, while affecting people all over the U.S., seems to be more prevalent in seven states. According to CDC statistics, the seven states where the highest percentage of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2010 are: Mississippi (11.3%) Alabama (11.1%) West Virginia (10.7%) Louisiana (10.3%) Tennessee (10.2%) Oklahoma (10.1%) Kentucky (10.1%) With the exception of Oklahoma, a number of counties in these aforementioned states, as well as in a handful of other adjoining states, make up what the CDC Continue reading >>

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Diabetes U.S. Value: United States: 10.0% Healthiest State: Utah: 7.1% Least-healthy State: West Virginia: 14.1% Definition: Percentage of adults who reported being told by a health professional that they have diabetes (excludes prediabetes and gestational diabetes) Data Source & Year(s): CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014 Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, Accessed 2014. Why does this matter? Diabetes — the nation’s seventh-leading cause of death accounting for more than 79,500 deaths annually — contributes to heart disease and stroke, the leading and fifth leading causes of death, respectively. There are three major types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, nontraumatic lower-limb amputations and blindness in adults. In 2017 a staggering 30.3 million Americans (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) had diabetes, 23.1 million of which were diagnosed and 7.2 million of which were undiagnosed. In 2015 alone, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed among adults aged 18 and older. Direct medical costs and lost productivity attributable to diabetes is estimated to be $245 billion each year — accounting for one in five health care dollars.[1] Among people with diagnosed diabetes, direct medical costs are twice as high compared with people without diabetes after adjusting for population age and sex differences. Cost estimates that include undiagnosed cases, prediabetes, and all types of diagnosed diabetes are far higher, exceeding $322 billion in 2012. Who is affected? Type 2 diabetes is a largely preven Continue reading >>

Diabetes Rates May Double Worldwide By 2030

April 26, 2004 -- The number of people with diabetes will double worldwide by 2030, according to new estimates from researchers at the World Health Organization (WHO) and several European universities. Although the U.S. is expected to experience a far more rapid increase in diabetes rates, the study suggests the greatest relative increases will be in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and India. That's because researchers say deaths due to infectious diseases as well as maternal and infant deaths in developing countries are expected to continue to drop in the next 30 years. Meanwhile, as diabetes rates climb in these areas, deaths due to related diseases, such as heart disease, will increase and account for a larger proportion of deaths in developing countries. According to the study, published in the May issue of Diabetes Care, the top 10 countries with the highest number of estimated diabetes cases for 2000 and 2030 are as follows: 2000 2030 Rank Country People with diabetes (millions) Country People with diabetes (millions) 1 India 31.7 India 79.4 2 China 20.8 China 42.3 3 U.S. 17.7 U.S. 30.3 4 Indonesia 8.4 Indonesia 21.3 5 Japan 6.8 Pakistan 13.9 6 Pakistan 5.2 Brazil 11.3 7 Russian Federation 4.6 Bangladesh 11.1 8 Brazil 4.6 Japan 8.9 9 Italy 4.3 Philippines 7.8 10 Bangladesh 3.2 Egypt 6.7 *CGM-based treatment requires fingersticks for calibration, if patient is taking acetaminophen, or if symptoms/expectations do not match CGM readings, and if not performed, may result in hypoglycemia. Please see important risk and safety information. The study shows that the three countries with the most people with diabetes are expected to remain India, China, and the U.S. But researchers predict an even higher increase than the CDC predicted in 2001. The CDC study projected Continue reading >>

Epidemiology Of Diabetes Mellitus

Prevalence (per 1,000 inhabitants) of diabetes worldwide in 2000 - world average was 2.8%. no data ≤ 7.5 7.5–15 15–22.5 22.5–30 30–37.5 37.5–45 45–52.5 52.5–60 60–67.5 67.5–75 75–82.5 ≥ 82.5 Disability-adjusted life year for diabetes mellitus per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 No data <100 100–200 200–300 300–400 400–500 500–600 600–700 700–800 800–900 900–1,000 1,000–1,500 >1,500 Globally, an estimated 422 million adults are living with diabetes mellitus, according to the latest 2016 data from the World Health Organization (WHO).[1] Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly; previous 2013 estimates from the International Diabetes Federation put the number at 381 million people having diabetes.[2] The number is projected to almost double by 2030.[3] Type 2 diabetes makes up about 85-90% of all cases.[4][5] Increases in the overall diabetes prevalence rates largely reflect an increase in risk factors for type 2, notably greater longevity and being overweight or obese.[1] Diabetes mellitus occurs throughout the world, but is more common (especially type 2) in the more developed countries. The greatest increase in prevalence is, however, occurring in low- and middle-income countries[1] including in Asia and Africa, where most patients will probably be found by 2030.[3] The increase in incidence in developing countries follows the trend of urbanization and lifestyle changes, including increasingly sedentary lifestyles, less physically demanding work and the global nutrition transition, marked by increased intake of foods that are high energy-dense but nutrient-poor (often high in sugar and saturated fats, sometimes referred to as the Western pattern diet).[1][3] The risk of getting type 2 diabetes has been widely found to be associat Continue reading >>

Diabetes Rates Are Rising In The Middle East

In recent years, parts of the Middle East have been experiencing a food-related public health crisis: an extreme rise in type-2 diabetes in the Arabian Peninsula region. The rate of diabetes in parts of the Arabian Peninsula is over twice the global average rate, and much higher than some other areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). And cases of type-2 diabetes outnumber cases of type-1 diabetes by a ratio of 10:1. According to the International Diabetes Federation Atlas, 19.3 percent of adults aged 20 to 79 in the United Arab Emirates are diabetic. In Bahrain, the percentage rises to 19.6—and the statistic jumps to 20 percent for Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. These five nations all rank within the top 15 nations in the world for highest rate of diabetes per capita. Also ranking within the top 40 are the MENA countries of Egypt, Oman, and Lebanon, though diabetes rates there are much closer to the global average. In contrast, diabetes prevalence for this age range is only five percent in the Gulf nation of Yemen. Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia also rank in the top 15 countries for obesity; Qatar ranks highest, at number six. Additionally, high rates of smoking have led to increased rates of heart disease and high blood pressure. Last year, in Bahrain, nearly 50 percent of men over age 15 used tobacco products—and the percentage is expected to rise to 86.1 by 2025. Experts, concerned about the rapid increase in lifestyle diseases in this region, have looked to history and environmental factors to identify the cause. According to The Wall Street Journal, “the cause of the high prevalence of diabetes in the region is clear. Unhealthy lifestyles and urbanization are to blame—particularly in the Persian Gulf where the Continue reading >>

How Healthy Is Your Community?

The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play. They provide a starting point for change in communities. Choose a state from the map or search below to begin. What Works Maximize your chances of success by choosing policies and programs that have been shown to work in real life and that are a good fit for your community. Our What Works for Health database provides evidence summaries and ratings for policies, programs, and systems changes that can improve health. A sampling of them is included below. Take Action The Roadmaps to Health Action Center lays out a series of steps for creating healthy communities. Explore each of the seven steps below to find guidance and tools for taking action. How do we keep everyone who is working on our strategies up to date and in the loop? How do we share our story so that others are inspired to improve health? Learn more We want to include partners from all sectors to improve health, so how do we invite people to be part of our team when we don’t know them? How do we build trust? How do we move to action? Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more How do we keep everyone who is working on our strategies up to date and in the loop? How do we share our story so that others are inspired to improve health? Learn more We want to include partners from all sectors to improve health, so how do we invite people to be part of our team when we don’t know them? How do we build trust? How do we move to action? Where a ‘Different Experience’ Means Jobs, Fitness and a Better Life: RWJF Culture of Health Prize winner San Pablo, CA Read more Continue reading >>

China Facing Largest Diabetes Epidemic In The World, Study Says

WASHINGTON – China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the metabolic illness, while nearly 36 percent are pre-diabetic, according to a U.S. study. The survey, which included 170,287 participants and was conducted in 2013, was analyzed with the assistance of Linhong Wang from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers measured levels of fasting plasma glucose of each participant. Those with levels of 126 milligrams per deciliter or higher were defined as diabetic while those with levels between 105 and 126 mg/dl were defined as pre-diabetic. Hyperglycemia is a result of two anomalies — a malfunction of the pancreas which creates insulin, or the resistance of the body to this hormone. Among the diabetic population in China, 36.5 percent were aware of their diagnosis and 32.2 percent were receiving treatment. Among those being treated, 49.2 percent had adequate glycemic control. Tibetan and Muslim Chinese had significantly lower prevalence of diabetes compared to the majority Han population (14.7 percent for Han, 4.3 percent for Tibetan, and 10.6 percent for Muslim). The adult diabetic rate in China of 10.9 percent is close to that of the United States of 9.3 percent according to 2014 figures recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Chinese pre-diabetic rate of 35.7 percent was also close to the U.S. rate of 37 percent recorded in 2014. With approximately 1.09 billion adults in China, some 388.1 million were projected to be pre-diabetic (200.4 million men and 187.7 million women). Diabetes is a growing public health problem throughout the world. Some 422 million adults around Continue reading >>

The Best (and Worst) States For Diabetes

TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. The United States is experiencing a diabetes epidemic. Since 2008, the number of Americans with diabetes has risen by 2.2 million people, and the rate has increased rapidly with growing obesity. Yet some states appear to be faring better than others. On Wednesday, Gallup and Healthways released a new report ranking states and communities on incidence of diabetes for 2015. The new report shows Utah, Rhode Island and Colorado have the lowest incidence of diabetes in the United States. In each of those states, less than 8% of the population has diabetes. That’s significantly different than the rates reported in other states. For instance, Alabama and West Virginia have the highest number of people with diabetes in their state, with over 16% of the population with a diabetes diagnosis. TIME Health Newsletter Get the latest health and science news, plus: burning questions and expert tips. View Sample Sign Up Now The researchers cite the obesity epidemic as one of the greatest contributing factors to the high rates of diabetes in the U.S. More than a third of American adults are obese. “While not all people with diabetes are obese, and not all who are obese develop diabetes, research shows that about 54% of middle aged Americans who are obese and have not yet developed diabetes will do so in their lifetime,” the report authors write. The study authors also looked at specific communities within states for a deeper picture on what regions of the nation are doing well, and which communities need some work. They found that Boulder, Colo., Bellingham, Wash., Fort Collins, Colo., and Provo-Orem, Utah report the lowest incidence rates out of cities nationwide. Boulder is especially low with less than 5% of people in the city diagnosed w Continue reading >>

India Is The Diabetes Capital Of The World!

The diabetes capital of the world with as many as 50 million people suffering from type-2 diabetes, India has a challenge to face. However, medical experts feel that timely detection and right management can go a long way in helping patients lead a normal life. Diabetes might be one of the most talked about diseases across the world and especially in India, but awareness about the same can well be estimated by the fact that India today has more people with type-2 diabetes (more than 50 million) than any other nation. With the country having the highest number of diabetic patients in the world, the sugar disease is posing an enormous health problem to our country today. Often known as the diabetes capital of the world, India has been witnessing an alarming rise in incidence of diabetes according to the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheet on diabetes, an estimated 3.4 million deaths are caused due to high blood sugar. The WHO also estimates that 80 per cent of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries and projects that such deaths will double between 2016 and 2030. It has been further estimated that the global burden of type-2 diabetes is expected to increase to 438 million by 2030 from 285 million people (recorded in 2010). Similarly, for India this increase is estimated to be 58%, from 51 million people in 2010 to 87 million in 2030. But debates, discussions and deliberations aside, the fundamental thing is to know what exactly is diabetes. To put it simply, it is a medical condition that is caused due to insufficient production and secretion of insulin from the pancreas in case of Type-I diabetes and defective response of insulin Type-2 diabetes. Under normal body circumstan Continue reading >>

The 51 Countries With The Highest Diabetes Rates

Diabetes is one of the largest health issues of the 21st century. According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 29 million people have diabetes in the U.S. -- 9.3 percent of the population. Equally concerning is that nearly 30 percent of those cases are undiagnosed. How does the U.S. compare to other nations when it comes to levels of diabetes? HealthGrove, a health data site by Graphiq, used data from the International Diabetes Federation to find the countries and territories with the highest rates of diabetes in 2015 (the most recent year available). The report from the IDF includes levels of diabetes prevalence for people aged 20 to 79, as well as the number of diabetes-related fatalities and total number of diabetes cases. The IDF prevalence figures are age-adjusted to account for different age structures in various countries. For context, HealthGrove also included the average amount spent per person with diabetes for each country, as reported by the IDF. These amounts are measured in international dollars, a hypothetical currency with the same purchasing power parity of U.S. dollars in the U.S. at a given point in time. The data from the IDF includes the prevalence of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes (either diagnosed or undiagnosed). Type 1 occurs when the pancreas makes insufficient insulin; Type 2, the more common variety, occurs when the body has difficulty producing and using insulin. The ranking is dominated by small island nations, particularly in the Pacific Islands. Many countries in this region have dealt with malnutrition and inadequate food labeling, especially as they import more processed food. Countries in the Middle East also showed reported elevated levels of diabetes. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar all made the Continue reading >>

1international Diabetes Federation, Brussels, Belgium 2baker Idi Heart And Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia 3 Dependent In Preventive Medicine, Ajou Univeristy School Of Medicine, Suwan , Korea

IDF Diabetes Atlas estimates for the global diabetes prevalence of adults aged 18 to 99 years Yadi Huang1, Katherine Ogurtsova1, Joao da Rocha Fernandes1, David Cavan1, Lydia E Makaroff1, Jonathan Shaw2, Nam Han Cho3 1International Diabetes Federation, Brussels, Belgium 2Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia 3 Dependent in Preventive Medicine, Ajou Univeristy School of Medicine, Suwan , Korea Introduction: Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century. There is a global increase in the number of people living with diabetes resulting in significant increase in mortality and heath expenditures. In 2015, the International Diabetes Federation reported that there were 415 million adults aged 20 to 79 with diabetes, and this number is expected to increase to 642 million in 2040 However, the number did not include diabetes in people older than 80, and as there are some countries that report high diabetes prevalence in people older than 80, therefore, new estimations were made for an expanded age group from 18 to 99 years. Methodology: The method of the country level diabetes prevalence estimation is the same as described in the methodology chapter of IDF Diabetes Atlas 7th Edition (1). Approximately, 27% of data sources reported diabetes prevalence in ages lower than 20, and about 15% of data sources reported diabetes prevalence in age solder than 80. (Figure 1). Data sources were selected according to study quality, only data sources high in quality were selected for analysis. A generalized linear model was used to estimate the country level age-dependent diabetes prevalence per data sources. The main methodological change introduced was the expansion of age groups considered, from 20-79 years to 18-99 years. For countries Continue reading >>

Diabetes Prevalence (% Of Population Ages 20 To 79) - Country Ranking

Definition: Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Source: International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas. Rank Country Value Year 1 Mauritius 22.30 2015 2 Palau 20.90 2015 3 Saudi Arabia 20.00 2015 3 Qatar 20.00 2015 3 Kuwait 20.00 2015 6 New Caledonia 19.60 2015 6 Bahrain 19.60 2015 8 United Arab Emirates 19.30 2015 9 Kiribati 18.60 2015 10 Malaysia 17.90 2015 11 Seychelles 17.40 2015 12 Tuvalu 17.30 2015 13 Egypt 16.70 2015 14 Vanuatu 16.60 2015 15 Belize 16.50 2015 16 Solomon Islands 16.40 2015 17 Mexico 15.80 2015 18 Papua New Guinea 15.30 2015 19 Oman 14.80 2015 20 Fiji 13.80 2015 21 Brunei 13.70 2015 21 Tonga 13.70 2015 23 Trinidad and Tobago 13.60 2015 23 Antigua and Barbuda 13.60 2015 23 Barbados 13.60 2015 26 The Bahamas 13.20 2015 27 Cayman Islands 13.10 2015 28 Lebanon 13.00 2015 28 St. Kitts and Nevis 13.00 2015 30 Turkey 12.80 2015 31 Dominica 12.60 2015 32 Suriname 12.50 2015 33 Puerto Rico 12.10 2015 34 Venezuela 12.00 2015 35 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 11.90 2015 36 Jordan 11.70 2015 37 Jamaica 11.50 2015 38 Grenada 11.40 2015 39 Guyana 11.20 2015 40 Guatemala 11.10 2015 41 St. Lucia 10.90 2015 42 United States 10.80 2015 43 Singapore 10.50 2015 43 Montenegro 10.50 2015 45 Libya 10.40 2015 45 Brazil 10.40 2015 47 Serbia 10.30 2015 47 Albania 10.30 2015 47 Macedonia 10.30 2015 50 Iran 10.10 2015 51 Chile 10.00 2015 51 Cuba 10.00 2015 51 Colombia 10.00 2015 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.90 2015 54 Comoros 9.90 2015 54 Malta 9.90 2015 54 Portugal 9.90 2015 58 Panama 9.80 2015 58 China 9.80 2015 60 Paraguay 9.70 2015 61 Cyprus 9.60 2015 61 Tunisia 9.60 2015 63 Iraq 9.30 2015 63 Bhutan 9.30 2015 63 India 9.30 2015 66 Honduras 9.20 2015 66 Nicaragua 9.20 2015 66 El Salvador 9.20 2015 66 Ecuad Continue reading >>

Top 10: Which Country Has The Highest Rates Of Diabetes In Europe? The Uk’s Position Might Surprise You…

Every year, the IDF produces a report on diabetes rates in Europe. The latest, Diabetes In Europe Policy Puzzle: The State We Are In, sheds some interesting light on the worst-affected nations. These are the 10 nations hit most heavily by rising diabetes rates. The UK’s position might just surprise you… 10. Cyprus: 10.2 per cent of the population has diabetes The report estimates that Cyprus spends $2,295 on each person with diabetes. Not surprisingly, diabetes care is a big priority for Cyprus. The government has taken positive steps to address the issue, with a large-scale prevention plan to be introduced in 2016. 9. Spain: 10.58 Spain spends $3,090 per person. There are national and regional strategies in place, but diabetes associations aren’t happy with them. They don’t think there’s enough support or resources to make a difference. 8. Malta: 10.69 Malta spends $2,113 per person. Most of their prevention methods focus on lifestyle changes. People are encouraged to eat well, exercise more, and quit smoking. Unlike Spain, diabetes prevention programmes in Malta get a lot of political backing. 7. Macedonia: 11.44 Macedonia spends $403 per person. Their prevention programmes have a strong political backing. However, they don’t have a lot of money to spend. The Macedonian Diabetes Association says: “The funds available are limited and their duration is uncertain due to the many political, organisational and financial changes in our country.” 6. Germany: 11.52 Germany spends $4,943 per person, one of the highest in Europe. Different regions prioritise diabetes more than others, but diabetes isn’t considered a big national concern. There’s not much political commitment to prevention. Neither are there many resources allocated. The IDF report asked a Ge Continue reading >>