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.