Table 2.
Diabetes (Type 1 and 2) incidences by region for the year 2003 and projected incidences for the year 2025 (Type 1 and type 2). Ages 20–79
| 2003 | 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Population (million) | No. of people with diabetes (million) | Prevalence (%) | Population (million) | No. of people with diabetes (million) | Prevalence (%) |
| Europe | 621 | 48·4 | 7·8 | 646 | 58·6 | 9·1 |
| North America | 290 | 23·0 | 7·9 | 374 | 36·2 | 9·7 |
| Africa | 295 | 7·1 | 2·4 | 541 | 15·0 | 2·8 |
| Western Pacific | 1384 | 43·0 | 3·1 | 1751 | 75·8 | 4·3 |
| East Mediterraneanand Middle East | 276 | 19·2 | 7·0 | 494 | 39·4 | 8·0 |
| South and Central America | 252 | 14·2 | 5·6 | 364 | 26·2 | 7·2 |
| South East Asia | 705 | 39·3 | 5·6 | 1081 | 81·6 | 7·5 |
| Total | 3823 | 194 | 5·1 | 5251 | 333 | 6·3 |
Adapted from the IDF e-Atlas, http://www.eatlas.idf.org/, © International Diabetes Federation, Brussels.