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. 2020 Mar 31;13:121–129. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S226010

Table 1.

Estimated Total Number of Adults (20–79 Years) with Diabetes Mellitus in 2019, 2030 and 2045

2019 2030 2045
Total Population
Total world population 7.7 billion 8.6 billion 9.5 billion
Adult population (20–79 years) 5. 0 billion 5.7 billion 6.4 billion
Diabetes Population (20–79 years)
Global prevalence 9.3% 10.2% 10.9%
Number of people with diabetes 463.0 million 578.4 million 700.2 million
Number of deaths due to diabetes 4.2 million
Total health expenditures for diabetes* USD 760.3 billion USD 824.7 billion USD 845.0 billion

Notes: *Health expenditures for people with diabetes are assumed to be on average two-fold higher than people without diabetes. Adapted with permission from International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 9th ed. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation; 2019. © 2019 International Diabetes Federation.1