Table 1.
Comparison of prevalence of diabetes, age distribution, and proportion undiagnosed in East Asian countries compared to the United States and Europe
| Estimated | Proportion | Estimated | Mean | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of | of DM | proportion | diabetes-related | |||
| Diabetes | people | subjects aged | of DM cases | IGT | expenditure per | |
| prevalence in | affected in | 20–39 in | undiagnosed | prevalence in | person with | |
| Country | 2011 (%) | 2011 | 2011 (%) | in 2011 (%) | 2011 (%) | DM (USD) |
| China | 9.29 | 90,045,980 | 15.1 | 56.9 | 2.41a | 194 |
| Hong Kong | 9.38 | 525,390 | 7.4 | 46.7 | 14.87 | 2,059 |
| Macau | 7.49 | 32,710 | 10.0 | 46.7 | 5.69 | 480 |
| Taiwan | 9.59 | 1,664,540 | 9.59 | 46.7 | 11.61 | 1,314 |
| Mongolia | 6.74 | 117,460 | 43.6 | 56.9 | 7.86 | 107 |
| Japan | 11.2 | 10,674,320 | 5.9 | 46.7 | 14.3 | 3,266 |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 9.08 | 1,507,500 | 13.1 | 63.0 | 10.83 | 17 |
| Republic of Korea | 8.8 | 3,186,390 | 10.0 | 46.7 | 13.45 | 1,615 |
| USA | 10.94 | 23,721,760 | 13.9 | 27.7 | 11.97 | 8,468 |
| Canada | 10.80 | 2,716,140 | 6.0 | 27.7 | 12.2 | 5,106 |
| United Kingdom | 6.84 | 3,063,910 | 6.95 | 36.6 | 9.19 | 4,267 |
| Australia | 8.10 | 1,292,090 | 8.46 | 46.7 | 9.94 | 4,878 |
Note: the data source is based on projections from epidemiological surveys. Data source: Diabetes Atlas, Fifth edition, 2011. International Diabetes Federation.1
a
IGT prevalence figures reported in the above reference is markedly different to that reported in a recent nationwide study, which reported age-standardized prevalence of diabetes of 9.7%, and 15.5% for prediabetes, including 11.9% with IGT.