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The global number of people with diabetes rose from 200 million (1990) to 830 million (2022), with faster growth in low- and middle-income countries.
Diabetes prevalence and its global burden have risen sharply over recent decades. The number of people living with diabetes increased from 200 million in 1990 to 830 million in 2022, and the prevalence has been growing faster in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. In 2022, 14% of adults aged 18+ were living with diabetes (up from 7% in 1990), and among adults aged 30+ living with diabetes, 59% were not taking diabetes medication. Treatment coverage is lowest in low- and middle-income settings, contributing to a larger and more severe health impact. Diabetes is a major driver of mortality and disability through both direct effects and complications. In 2021, diabetes directly caused 1.6 million deaths, and 47% of diabetes-related deaths occurred before age 70. Diabetes also contributed to an additional 530,000 deaths from kidney disease caused by diabetes. High blood glucose accounts for around 11% of cardiovascular deaths, and diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, and lower limb amputation. Since 2000, diabetes mortality rates have been increasing, even as overall mortality from other major noncommunicable diseases has declined globally.
The global number of people with diabetes rose from 200 million (1990) to 830 million (2022), with faster growth in low- and middle-income countries.
In 2022, more than half of adults with diabetes were not taking medication, and treatment coverage was lowest in low- and middle-income countries.
Diabetes causes substantial premature mortality and complications: in 2021 it directly caused 1.6 million deaths, contributed to 530,000 kidney disease deaths, and high blood glucose caused about 11% of cardiovascular deaths.
Raised blood glucose (blood sugar) that results from uncontrolled diabetes and over time damages nerves and blood vessels.
The extent to which people with diabetes receive appropriate diabetes medications and care, which is lowest in low- and middle-income countries.
Elevated blood sugar levels that increase the risk of cardiovascular death and other complications.
Kidney disease caused by diabetes that contributes to mortality, including deaths counted separately from direct diabetes deaths.
Changes over time in the likelihood of dying from diabetes, which have been increasing since 2000.
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