"Over the past 20 years, there has been a 67% rise in diabetes cases in Turkey, meaning that overall prevalence has almost doubled, to more than 16% of the population. The International Diabetes Federation now lists Turkey as the country with the highest diabetes prevalence in the European region. According to data from the World Health Organization's (WHO)Global Health Observatory, the age-standardized prevalence of diabetes in Turkey in 2022 was 16.6% of the adult population (aged over 18): 16% of men and 17.1% of women."
"WHO data shows that diabetes in Turkey has been steadily increasing for the past 20 years. In 2002, the age-standardized prevalence in people over 18 was 9.9%. In 2008, it was 11.4%, rising to 14.1% in 2015, 15.9% in 2020, and 16.6% in 2022. Around one in six people are now affected. The risk is particularly apparent in people over the age of 30. In this group, the prevalence is 22.2% more than one in five."
"Criticism of Turkey's health policy Experts in the field say the responsibility for this negative development lies primarily with politicians. "The biggest problem behind the rise is food policy," says Kayihan Pala, a parliamentarian with the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) who is also a professor of public health. "The health ministry is not living up to its responsibilities." In Pala's view, the main reasons for the increase in cases of diabetes are not genetic factors."
Diabetes prevalence in Turkey has risen 67% over two decades, reaching 16.6% of adults in 2022 (16% of men, 17.1% of women). Age-standardized prevalence climbed from 9.9% in 2002 to 11.4% in 2008, 14.1% in 2015, 15.9% in 2020 and 16.6% in 2022. Around one in six people are affected, and prevalence among those over 30 is 22.2%. Rates in Turkey are nearly double European medians, with France at 2.7%, Germany 6.6% and Italy 7.2%. Responsibility is attributed to political decisions and food policy, with lifestyle, diet and lack of exercise implicated. A 2014 OECD report found around 45% of those diagnosed as diabetic knew nothing about their illness, indicating millions remain undiagnosed.
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