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. 2020 Dec 3;5(6):e101. doi: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000101

Table 2.

Number of adults (20- to 79-year-old) with diabetes by World Bank income ranking in 2019, 2030 and 2045

2019 2030 2045



World Bank income classification Prevalence of diabetes (%) Number of people with diabetes (millions) Prevalence of diabetes (%) Number of people with diabetes (millions) Prevalence of diabetes (%) Number of people with diabetes (millions)
High-income countries 10.4 (8.6–13.3) 95.2 (78.7–120.9) 11.4 (9.4–14.3) 107.0 (88.3–134.4) 11.9 (9.8–14.8) 112.4 (92.2–139.2)
Middle-income countries 9.5 (7.6–12.3) 353.3 (280.1–455.3) 10.7 (8.4–13.7) 449.6 (353.0–576.7) 11.8 (9.0–15.0) 551.2 (422.7–705.2)
Low-income countries 4.0 (2.8–6.7) 14.5 (10.0–24.3) 4.3 (3.0–7.1) 21.9 (15.2–36.4) 4.7 (3.3–7.9) 36.5 (25.8–60.2)

95% confidence intervals are reported in brackets.

Source. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th Edition.