According to the International Diabetes Federation, 537 million people between the ages of 20 and 79 suffered from diabetes worldwide in 2021. This represents 10.5 percent of the world population in this age group.
The African continent is expected to see the largest increase in the number of people living with the disease, with the International Diabetes Federation predicting a more than 130 percent increase in cases by 2045.
Globally, diabetes is now among the top ten causes of death, representing a serious and growing challenge to public health.
The total number of adults with the disease is projected to increase to 787 million (12.2 percent of the global population) by 2045.
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