Worldwide, number of people living with diabetes is expected to rise from 366 million in 2011 to 552 million by 2030, warns the International Diabetes Federation.
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF; Belgium) warns that the number of people worldwide living with diabetes is expected to rise from 366 million in 2011 to 552 million by 2030, if no urgent action is taken. This equates to approximately three new cases every ten seconds or almost ten million per year. IDF also estimates that as many as 183 million people are unaware that they have diabetes. The greatest number of people with diabetes are between 40 and 59 years of age, yet the condition is a readily preventable cause of death and disability.
