Diabetes in China and the Western Pacific Region
Fig. 5.1 The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and prevalence of diabetes increased in a parallel manner in China during the last three decades [3] Table 5.1 Key facts…
Type 2 Diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Fig. 4.1 Ethnicity of the MENA region (Source: 2010 WHO statistics) Fig. 4.2 Comparative prevalence of diabetes in MENA (Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas) Diabetes is a global pandemic affecting more…
Diabetes in India and Southeast Asia
Fig. 6.1 Age-wise prevalence of diabetes With an estimated 69.2 million people suffering from the condition, the largest in any country in the world, diabetes has become a major health-care…
Diabetes in Latin America
Country Number of cases (20–79 years) Prevalence Annual death rate due to diabetes (20–79 years) Annual treatment cost per subject (US dollars) Estimated number of undiagnosed cases Annual increment of…
Diabetes in the Caribbean
Country Income level Population (2014) Life expectancy at birth (years) GNI per capita in 2014 (USD) Age-adjusted prevalence (%) Dutch speaking Aruba HI 103,400 75 24,990 13.6 Curacao HI 155,900…
Diabetes in Native Populations and Underserved Communities in the USA
Race/ethnic group Age-adjusted overweight prevalence (%) Age-adjusted obesity prevalence (%) Chinese 21.8 4.2 Filipino 33.0 14.1 Asian Indian 34.4 6.0 Japanese 25.9 8.7 Vietnamese 19.1 5.3 Korean 27.3 2.8 Other…
Diabetes Among Indigenous Canadians
Fig. 13.1 Prevalence of self-reported diabetes among Indigenous peoples aged 12 years and older, Canada, 2006, 2008–2010, 2009–2010 (Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (2011), using data from 2009 to…
Diabetes in Indigenous Australians and Other Underserved Communities in Australia
Fig. 9.1 Diabetes or high blood sugar levels by Indigenous status and age (Sources: 2012–2013 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and 2011–2012 Australian Health Survey) Although this…
The Global Burden of Diabetes: An Overview
Fig. 1.1 Global estimates and projections of the number of people with diabetes In 2015, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that globally, 415 million adults 20–79 years of age…
Diabetes in Ethnic Minorities and Immigrant Populations in Western Europe
Country Proportion (%) Major ethnic groups France 6.4 North African, South East Asian Germany 8.5 Turkish, Italian, Greek, Polish Italy 3.2 African, Asian, Eastern European The Netherlands 4.7 Turkish, North…
