Key result
Diabetes now affects ~11% of the global adult population.
Population
Global adult population
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Emphasizes the enormous global diabetes burden for clinicians and policymakers; leaves open optimal mitigation strategies across regions.
Highlights the massive global burden of diabetes, affecting over 10.5% of the adult population worldwide.
Sun et al. (2021) studied this question. Over 10.5% of the world's adult population is currently living with diabetes, totaling just over half a billion people.
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