DIABETES:

SPIRALLING OUT
OF CONTROL
New figures from the International Diabetes Federation
reveal the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes
around the world.

1 in 10
adults have
diabetes

537 million 643 million

adults around the world are adults are predicted to be living
living with diabetes with diabetes by 2030

Almost 1 in 2 4 in 5
adults living with diabetes people with diabetes live in low
are undiagnosed and middle-income countries

6.7 million 966 billion USD

adults are estimated to have global health expenditure due
died due to diabetes or its to diabetes in 2021
complications in 2021

Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th Edition 2021,

www.diabetesatlas.org

Diabetes is a significant global

challenge to the health and wellbeing
of individuals, families and countries.

Governments must turn words into

action to provide affordable and
uninterrupted access to diabetes
care for all people who require it
and help prevent the condition
in people at high risk.

If not now, when?

Pledge your support for our call to action:

www.worlddiabetesday.org
#IfNotNowWhen