Percentage of adults with diabetes doubled since 1980

The percentage of adults with diabetes in the world population doubled from 1980 by 2014, from 4.7% to 8.5%, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This reflects an increase in associated risk factors, such as overweight and obesity.

According to the WHO, the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled since 1980. According to the latest data, about 422 million adults around the world lived with diabetes in 2014, four times more than in 1980. In this case the increase is more significant than the percentage because there was also an increase in world population from 1980 to 2014.

"Diabetes is increasing "It is no longer a disease of predominantly wealthy countries and prevalence is constantly growing everywhere, especially in middle-income countries," writes Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General in the foreword to the report. , in the last decade the diabetes index has increased more in middle and lower income countries than in rich countries. More than 80% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

The WHO estimates that by 2030 diabetes will be the seventh leading cause of death. In 2012, the disease caused 1.5 million deaths. Diabetes is a chronic and serious condition that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or when the body can not effectively use the insulin it produces (type 2 diabetes).

This is a major problem one of the four noncommunicable diseases defined as a priority by world leaders. Among the complications associated with diabetes are heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, leg amputation, loss of vision and neurological damage.

Prevention, according to WHO, involves policies that cover all the population and that contribute to the improvement of health, such as regular exercise, healthy eating, avoid smoking and control blood pressure and fats in the blood.

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