WHO: Diabetes cases in adults quadrupled since 1980 *Click below to enlarge (charted by Statista) Accounting for approximately 1.5 million deaths each year, diabetes is the world's eighth biggest killer. During the same time frame, the number of adults with diabetes in the Americas region went from 18 million to 62 million. Back then, 5.9 percent of that region's population had diabetes and that increased to 13.7 percent by 2014. The Eastern-Mediterranean region has experienced the most dramatic increase in diabetes cases since 1980. Even though the report covers both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the latter (which is connected to poor lifestyle) is primarily responsible for the majority of cases. Diabetes now affects nearly one in 11 adults with high blood sugar levels linked to 3.8 million deaths every year. The Unrelenting Global March Of Diabetes Ī major new report from the World Health Organization has revealed that global diabetes cases have almost quadrupled to 422 million in 2014 from 108 million in 1980. Even in the poorest settings, governments must ensure that people are able to make these healthy choices and that health systems are able to diagnose and treat people with diabetes. If we are to make any headway in halting the rise in diabetes, we need to rethink our daily lives: to eat healthily, be physically active and avoid excessive weight gain, said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO director general. The big increase in numbers is in type 2, which is linked to obesity and decreasing levels of physical activity.ĭiabetes in India rising, with women at a particular disadvantage Type 1 begins usually in childhood and the causes are unclear. In 1980, there were 108 million, which was 4.7%. That is 8.5% of the global adult population. There are 422 million adults living with diabetes globally, most of them in poorer countries with limited access to treatment although the numbers are rising everywhere, says the report released for World Health Day on Thursday. Governments around the world must act to ensure people can make healthier food choices, the World Health Organisation has said in a report (pdf) revealing a fourfold increase in global diabetes cases since 1980. The biggest increase is in type 2 diabetes, linked to obesity and decreasing levels of physical activity.Photograph: Christian K Lee/AP World Health Organisation says there were 422 million adults living with diabetes in 2014, a fourfold increase since 1980 WHO calls for healthier diets to combat alarming surge in diabetes
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