Diabetes cases predicted to rise to 1.3 billion by 2050

DW
Jun 25, 2023

Diabetes cases predicted to rise to 1.3 billion by 2050


More than half a billion people live with diabetes worldwide. The disease affects men, women and children of all ages in every country. A new study, published Thursday, June 22 in The Lancet,predicts the number of people with diabetes will rise to 1.3 billion in the next 30 years in every country and territory in the world.