1 in 9 adults worldwide with diabetes...More than 3.4 million people die each year
Apr 16, 2025
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The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 7th to the 10th at the IDF World Diabetes Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, saying, `There are 589 million adult diabetics around the world, of which 252 million are not even aware that they are patients'IDF Diabetes Atlas, hereinafter referred to as 'IDF Diabetes Atlas' published the latest edition.
IDF is a transnational organization established in 1950 to prevent and treat diabetes and improve the lives of diabetics, with 240 diabetic societies and patient organizations from 160 countries around the world.
First published in 2000 by the IDF, 'Diabetes Atlas' is considered the most authoritative data compiled based on the latest data on diabetes worldwide, resulting mortality, and medical expenditures.
Written by a compilation committee composed of experts from each country, this 'diabetes Atlas' deals with regional diabetes prevalence, changes in medical expenditures, and undiagnosed diabetes.
According to the main content, adults worldwide (20 to 79 years old) There are an estimated 589 million people with diabetes, more than the combined population of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. In addition, 1.8 million children and adolescents under the age of 20 have type 1 diabetes.
More than 3.4 million people die from diabetes each year, and the number of adult diabetics is expected to reach 853 million by 2050.
In addition, global diabetes-related medical expenditures are expected to exceed USD 1 trillion (about KRW 1425 trillion) for the first time in 2024, up from USD 966 billion (about KRW 1,376 trillion) in 2021.
Edward Boyko, a professor at the University of Washington who co-chaired `Diabetes Atlas,' said `To tackle this surge in diabetes worldwide, we need to be more aware of its severity, including preventing it and continuing to monitor the surge in prevalence," he said.
IDF President Professor Peter Schwarz (Dresden Medical School, Germany) also said "This study means that drastic measures must be urgently taken at the national and global level to tackle diabetes""Since 4 out of 10 diabetic patients worldwide have not been diagnosed, governments should pay special attention to diabetes screening, early diagnosis, and education." If the government and the medical community, education community, technology and the private sector are all interested in their respective domains and do not play their part in overcoming diabetes, there will be serious consequences,' he added.
Meanwhile, according to the Korean Diabetes Association's '2024 Diabetes Fact Sheet', as of 2022, there were 5.33 million adult diabetics aged 30 or older in Korea, about 1 in 7. Details of the latest edition of 'Diabetes Atlas' are available on the relevant website.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
