A 2023 study from the medical school of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) indicated an alarming increase in diabetes cases in Qatar and warned diabetes expenditure is expected to reach nearly one-third of national health spending by 2050.

The latest data, published to mark World Diabetes Day, revealed that there had been a considerable increase in cases, with the medical campus noting precisely 17.8% (37,179 persons) in 2023 to 29.5% (84,516 persons) by 2050 among adult Qataris aged 20-79 years.