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. 2015 Jul 8;7(13):1788–1796. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i13.1788

Table 2.

Prevalence of diabetes in Asian countries, estimates for 2013

Country Adult population (20-79) in 1000s Diabetes cases (20-79) in 1000s Diabetes national prevalence (%) 1Diabetes comparative prevalence (%) Diabetes related deaths (20-79)
Saudi Arabia 18056.84 3650.89 20.22 23.87 22113
Kuwait 2293.74 407.53 17.77 23.09 1122
Qatar 1796.42 282.53 15.73 22.87 651
Bahrain 974.96 168.66 17.30 21.84 706
UAE 7443.81 745.94 10.02 18.98 1385
Egypt 48276.39 7510.60 15.56 16.80 86478
Lebanon 3295.49 478.96 14.53 14.99 6637
Oman 2493.25 199.78 8.01 14.24 1214
Malaysia 18919.44 1913.24 10.11 10.85 24049
Singapore 4058.27 498.19 12.28 10.42 4134
Iran 52145.45 4395.93 8.43 9.94 38002
Iraq 16473.21 1226.22 7.44 9.50 17643
India 760429.73 65076.36 8.56 9.09 1065053
China 1023050.42 98407.38 9.62 9.02 1271003
Yemen 11568.55 708.12 6.12 8.45 9892
Taiwan 17605.38 1721.06 9.78 8.30 -
Afghanistan 12619.61 794.70 6.30 8.27 18864
Pakistan 99369.82 6712.70 6.76 7.90 87354
South Korea 37365.67 3323.90 8.90 7.48 30836
Philippines 54210.53 3256.21 6.01 6.86 54535
Bangladesh 92271.61 5089.04 5.52 6.31 102139
Vietnam 61387.55 3299.11 5.37 5.81 54953
Thailand 49049.75 3150.67 6.42 5.67 66943
Japan 95304.38 7203.78 7.56 5.12 64680

1All comparisons between countries should be done using the comparative prevalence, which is adjusted to the world population. Adapted from International Diabetes Institute[46]. UAE: United Arab Emirates.