The IDF Diabetes Atlas, Seventh Edition 2015 provides the latest figures, information and projections on the current and future magnitude of the diabetes epidemic.
- Approximately415 million adults have diabetes; by 2040 this will rise to 642 million
- The proportion ofpeople with type 2 diabetes is increasing in most countries
- 75%of adults with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
- The greatest number of people with diabetes arebetween 40 and 59 years of age
- 1 in 2 (46%)people with diabetes are undiagnosed
- Diabetes caused5 million deaths in 2015; every six seconds a person dies from diabetes
- Diabetes caused at leastUSD 673 billion dollars in health expenditure in 2015 – 12% of total spending on adults
- More than 542,000 childrenlive with type 1 diabetes in 2015
- More than9 million live births were affected by diabetes during pregnancy in 2015 – 1 in 7 births
