{"id":767,"date":"2020-01-07T23:44:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/?p=767"},"modified":"2020-06-12T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T20:10:40","slug":"diabetes-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcareers.co\/diabetes-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Remarkable Diabetes Statistics That Everybody Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

With symptoms that are so hard to catch, diabetes sneaks up on people unexpectedly. Every day, more and more children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes\u2014which risks growing into type 2. The <\/span>diabetes statistics<\/span> clearly show that despite the best efforts of medical experts worldwide, this is a major medical concern.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we compare the current statistics against earlier ones, we see that the rate at which people are being diagnosed with diabetes is only growing, and it doesn\u2019t seem to be slowing down. In fact, the numbers are drastically increasing despite everything being done to control them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are some of the most frightening statistics about the current state of diabetes around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top 10 <\/b>Diabetes Statistics<\/b> and Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Approximately 90% of all people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The 75\u201379-year-old age group is most affected by diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 232 million people who have diabetes are undiagnosed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 28.3% of individuals with IGT (impaired glucose tolerance) are between 20 and 39 years old.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The US has more people above 65 years old with diabetes than India.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Type 2 diabetes statistics<\/span> from <\/span>2019<\/span> reveal that the proportion of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 47.6 million people with diabetes live in the North American and Caribbean region.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • In 2017, 208,000 children under 20 years old had diabetes in the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The number of children under 15 diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is increasing by 3% yearly.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • By 2045, the number of people with diabetes will be as high as 700 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    General Diabetes Statistics<\/b><\/h2>\n