2023-06-24 14:14:33
The number of people living with diabetes might double worldwide within the next 30 years, according to a new study.
Cases are expected to rise from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050, “CTV News” reported. This phenomenon is due to a lack of an effective mitigation strategy to fight or reduce the disease, according to a study published in the British scientific journal “The Lancet”.
If the number of cases increases in each country, the increase will not necessarily be equal.
The researchers estimate that North Africa and the Middle East will see their number of cases increase to 16.8%, compared to 9.3% today. In Latin America and the Caribbean, it will be 11.3%.
Worldwide, experts expect a percentage of 9.5% within thirty years, while it is currently estimated at 6.1%.
Several factors explain this sudden growth, such as underfunded and ill-prepared health systems, as well as socioeconomic challenges such as poor nutrition, poverty and physical inactivity.
Although obesity also plays a role in this increase, the figures show that the disease is more often found in older people.
The study is made up of participants from 204 countries and territories, across 25 age groups. It has proven that the majority of cases in the world come from type 2 diabetes, that is, the one associated with obesity.
Diabetes, types 1 and 2, represent major health risks and remain one of the ten leading causes of death and disability worldwide.
This data does not include the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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