2024-01-27 21:10:23
Due to different factors ranging from lifestyle to cultural, there are some countries that today have the most people with diabetes in the world. It is a quite serious situation because it is one of the biggest global public health problems. Furthermore, it is a pathology that is related to many others of varying magnitude.
What is the diabetes?
In a simple and general way, it is a condition that occurs when the body is unable to generate insulin or use it correctly. In this case, the pancreas It is the organ in charge of producing it to regulate the use of glucose in the body. The effect of your lack of control is hyperglycemia and over time it seriously damages many organs and systems, especially nerves and blood vessels.
How many types of diabetes are there?
- Type 1 or childhood diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Gestational diabetes
Which countries have the most people with diabetes?
- China
- India
- Pakistan
- USA
- Indonesia
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Bangladesh
- Japan
- Egypt
According to the International Diabetes Federation and Statista, China was the country with the highest number of people diagnosed in 2021 with more than 140 million affected. While India has just over 74 million patients. A common point is that both are the two most populated countries in the world.
For its part, Mexico occupies seventh position within the countries with the most people with diabetes on the planet. To date, there is a record of 14.1 million people diagnosed. Although the real number could be higher because there are individuals who have the condition but do not know it because they do not attend regular medical consultations.
What are the symptoms of diabetes?
- Increased thirst and urge to urinate
- Increased appetite
- Fatigue
- Blurry vision
- Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
- Ulcers that do not heal
- Weight loss for no apparent reason
Complications associated with diabetes
- diabetic nephropathy
- Heart and blood vessel disease
- Retinopathy
- Chronic kidney disease
- Osteoporosis
The advance of diabetes in the world
It is estimated that diabetes affects 9.3% of the world’s population. The number of people suffering from this condition has increased continuously in recent years, exceeding 460 million in 2019, almost 100 million more people than in 2011. For its part, the number of children with diabetes The same growing trend continues, with more than 600,000 children under 15 years of age currently affected by the disease.
Diabetes: a challenge for the future
In the future it is already a global public health problem although there is no promising situation in the future. If the trend continues, by 2045 it is expected that the number of people with the condition will exceed 700 million.
Likewise, the forecasts indicate that the geographical area in which a higher prevalence of diabetes It will be the Middle East and North Africa, with 13.9% of the population affected in 2045, followed by North America and the Caribbean, with a prevalence of 13%.
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