Diabetes

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Scope

What is the prevalence of diabetes in the general population?

Definition

Rate (age, sex ratio) Context (population size studied, location, date data taken, end-point measured) Definition of end-point Reference
20 yrs +
4.0% in 1995 and projected to rise to 5.4% by the year 2025.
Worldwide a venous plasma glucose concentration of 11.1 mmol/l (or its equivalent) 2 h after a 75-g oral glucose challenge. [1]
All age-groups
estimated at 2.8% in 2000 and projected at 4.4% in 2030.
Worldwide, diabetes type 1 and 2 combined a venous plasma glucose concentration of >11.1 mmol/l
2 h after a 75-g glucose tolerance test
[2]
6.45% Germany, analysis comprises data of all insured persons of six large sickness funds ICD-9 diagnosis [3]
<15yrs
94 000 in 2005, expected to rise to 160 000 in 2020.
Europe, 1989-2003, type 1 diabetes [4]
20-79 yrs
7.5%
Rates are generally highest in countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Europe and contains country specific information (see attached document), 2003, diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes type 1 and 2 [5]
Media:HFADB_Diabetes_prevalence.doc
NB: WHO data greatly underestimates the true prevalence of diabetes in the population as around 50% of diabetes is undiagnosed.
EU wide and country specific (only contains countries with data), 2004-2007, diabetes prevalence % [6]
Media:EUROSTAT_Diabetes.pdf Country specific data, 1995 – 2002, hospital discharges due to diabetes mellitus

Result

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See also

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References

  1. H King, R E Aubert and W H Herman. Global burden of diabetes, 1995-2025: prevalence, numerical estimates, and projections. Diabetes Care September 1998 vol. 21 no. 9 1414-1431
  2. Sarah Wild, Gojka Roglic, Anders Green, Richard Sicree, and Hilary King, Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care May 2004 vol. 27 no. 5 1047-1053.
  3. S. A. K. Stock, M. Redaelli, G. Wendland, D. Civello and K. W. Lauterbach. Diabetes—prevalence and cost of illness in Germany: a study evaluating data from the statutory health insurance in Germany. Diabet. Med. (2005) 23(3); 299-305.
  4. Dr Christopher C Patterson PhD, Prof Gisela G Dahlquist MD, Eva Gyürüs MD, Prof Anders Green MD, Prof Gyula Soltész MD. Incidence trends for childhood type 1 diabetes in Europe during 1989—2003 and predicted new cases 2005—20: a multicentre prospective registration study. The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9680, Pages 2027 - 2033
  5. Prevalence estimates of diabetes mellitus - Diabetes Atlas, International Diabetes Federation, Generated table, Prevalence DM 2003-2025
  6. WHO European Health for All Database