Table 1.
Prevalence of diabetes in women of childbearing age in 1990 and 2021 for all locations, with EAPC from 1990 to 2021.
| Location | Case no. in 1990 (95% UI) | ASR in 1990 (95% UI) | Case no. in 2021 (95% UI) | ASR in 2021 (95% UI) | EAPC (95% CI) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 24,070,080 (20,32,7828–28,205,431) | 1,960.8 (1,663.36–2,289.03) | 79,036,087 (68,506,492–90,496,956) | 3,942.2 (3,413.43–4,517.69) | 2.25 (2.18–2.33) |
| Type | |||||
| Type 1 diabetes | 2,998,484 (3,675,629–2,435,335) | 228.9 (186.65–279.59) | 5,177,165 (4,155,502–6,429,620) | 263.6 (211.25–327.80) | 0.47 (0.45–0.49) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 21,071,595 (25,321,261–17,275,462) | 1,731.9 (1,430.13–2,069.14) | 73,858,922 (63,433,476–85,320,524) | 3,678.6 (3,154.75–4,254.46) | 2.43 (2.35–2.52) |
| SDI | |||||
| High SDI | 3,763,061 (3,240,036–4,323,218) | 1,604.2 (1,380.94–1,843.77) | 10,739,817 (9,471,023–12,093,535) | 3,936.9 (3,458.41–4,447.63) | 2.93 (2.87–3.00) |
| High-middle SDI | 4,897,966 (4,045,178–5,848,336) | 1,854.6 (1,537.73–2,207.97) | 13,769,729 (11,860,111–15,909,803) | 3,974.1 (3,402.84–4,615.56) | 2.54 (2.37–2.70) |
| Middle SDI | 8,883,371 (7,434,955–10,484,940) | 2,268.8 (1,911.15–2,662.10) | 26,606,579 (23,120,408–30,463,481) | 4,046.8 (3,508.12–4,641.85) | 1.82 (1.70–1.93) |
| Low-middle SDI | 4,827,652 (4,096,539–5,610,242) | 2,020.0 (1,722.78–2,336.43) | 19,818,635 (16,967,041–22,976,711) | 4,107.0 (3,522.89–4,752.79) | 2.25 (2.21–2.28) |
| Low SDI | 1,674,182 (1,416,933–1,954,280) | 1,736.5 (1,477.10–2,016.03) | 8,033,345 (6,879,915–9,325,248) | 3,360.2 (2,891.78–3,882.59) | 2.09 (2.06–2.12) |
| Region | |||||
| Andean Latin America | 105,253 (89,458–122,384) | 1,302.6 (1,114.05–1,507.12) | 417,717 (361,891–477,226) | 2,406.2 (2,085.30–2,748.12) | 2.10 (1.99–2.20) |
| Australasia | 61,314 (53,314–70,561) | 1,124.3 (978.66–1,293.07) | 155,387 (133,430–179,379) | 1,950.2 (1,673.56–2,252.88) | 1.91 (1.86–1.96) |
| Caribbean | 272,822 (237,244–312,517) | 3,281.1 (2,864.92–3,745.42) | 776,984 (670,140–893,068) | 6,321.7 (5,447.78–7,269.85) | 2.08 (2.05–2.12) |
| Central Asia | 223,870 (191,927–257,448) | 1,555.6 (1,344.49–1,778.22) | 884,894 (778,149–1,006,774) | 3,512.2 (3,087.13–3,996.52) | 2.75 (2.66–2.84) |
| Central Europe | 396,852 (336,556–461,676) | 1,229.5 (1,043.87–1,430.01) | 600,198 (508,899–703,926) | 1,812.4 (1,529.19–2,132.99) | 1.20 (1.17–1.22) |
| Central Latin America | 1,358,128 (1,159,231–1,568,201) | 3,845.1 (3,301.75–4,413.46) | 4,057,038 (3,493,808–4,662,167) | 5,848.5 (5,033.22–6,724.26) | 1.32 (1.22–1.43) |
| Central Sub-Saharan Africa | 170,080 (142,986–200,999) | 1,598.9 (1,347.85–1,879.34) | 953,754 (805,628–1,121,443) | 3,319.8 (2,818.95–3,879.64) | 2.31 (2.28–2.34) |
| East Asia | 7,058,865 (5,714,738–8,629,238) | 2,342.5 (1,908.42–2,849.58) | 18,236,784 (15,600,348–21,224,510) | 4,925.8 (4,181.83–5,767.59) | 2.53 (2.25–2.82) |
| Eastern Europe | 655,047 (548,078–767,378) | 1,149.6 (962.76–1,347.32) | 1,243,692 (1,045,113–1,460,386) | 2,066.4 (1,729.77–2,433.63) | 1.74 (1.66–1.82) |
| Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa | 432,413 (366,201–504,181) | 1,168.3 (996.21–1,353.09) | 1,712,894 (1,454,866–2,000,257) | 1,830.0 (1,561.90–2,125.15) | 1.29 (1.22–1.35) |
| High-income Asia Pacific | 825,163 (700,218–957,693) | 1,716.6 (1,453.67–1,995.85) | 1,837,477 (1,591,579–2,099,372) | 4,088.6 (3,515.72–4,702.37) | 2.90 (2.77–3.03) |
| High-income North America | 1,231,383 (1,059,061–1,418,556) | 1,606.2 (1,381.98–1,850.54) | 3,711,241 (3,303,531–4,160,553) | 4,071.8 (3,619.94–4,570.68) | 3.08 (3.01–3.14) |
| North Africa and Middle East | 1,286,375 (1,099,035–1,487,432) | 1,966.4 (1,690.65–2,262.69) | 8,369,093 (7,238,507–9,597,075) | 5,228.2 (4,523.88–5,994.53) | 3.17 (3.12–3.23) |
| Oceania | 55,467 (47,507–64,349) | 4,134.0 (3,561.23–4,774.30) | 294,718 (253,122–340,912) | 8,991.4 (7,740.54–10,383.00) | 2.46 (2.43–2.49) |
| South Asia | 5,103,367 (4,280,583–5,994,753) | 2,242.0 (1,887.56–2,623.24) | 21,093,035 (17,887,751–24,636,915) | 4,418.1 (3,752.96–5,152.77) | 2.16 (2.14–2.19) |
| Southeast Asia | 1,653,213 (1,412,575–1,917,029) | 1,584.4 (1,359.75–1,831.69) | 4,982,110 (4,280,086–5,730,242) | 2,606.8 (2,236.74–3,001.23) | 0.85 (0.58–1.12) |
| Southern Latin America | 137,229 (117,075–160,469) | 1,149.3 (981.25–1,343.05) | 462,073 (388,496–537,685) | 2,491.7 (2,092.83–2,902.66) | 2.66 (2.61–2.70) |
| Southern Sub-Saharan Africa | 213,316 (178,841–251,974) | 1,862.9 (1,569.05–2,189.29) | 604,669 (508,907–709,584) | 2,842.3 (2,393.75–3,334.43) | 1.26 (1.17–1.34) |
| Tropical Latin America | 707,003 (596,420–828,553) | 2,025.5 (1,714.28–2,370.53) | 1,793,481 (1,509,844–2,115,174) | 2,744.9 (2,306.6–3,241.32) | 0.96 (0.89–1.02) |
| Western Europe | 1,541,049 (1,310,724–1,780,185) | 1,557.8 (1,324.12–1,800.94) | 3,811,261 (3,271,007–4,388,769) | 3,675.5 (3,137.42–4,253.70) | 2.79 (2.72–2.85) |
| Western Sub-Saharan Africa | 581,870 (493,279–680,427) | 1,566.5 (1,336.91–1,819.14) | 3,037,585 (2,587,288–3,535,722) | 2,885.0 (2,472.25–3,339.26) | 2.02 (1.97–2.06) |
Note: ASR is per 100,000 women of childbearing age.
EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; ASR, age-standardized rate; UI, uncertainty interval; CI, confidence interval; SDI, sociodemographic index.