• The global Diabetes burden has risen from 7% to 14% between 1990-2022, with the largest increase in LMICs.

• The report was a collaboration between NCD Risk FactOR Collaboration (NCD-RisC) and WHO.

• There are substantial global statistical differences in diabetes-related parameters, with diabetes burden in people aged 18 years or older accounting for 20% in WHO South-East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean regions.

• The South-East Asia, Eastern Mediterranean region and the African region have the lowest treatment coverage as well.

• This alarming rise in the global Diabetes burden can be attributed to:

  • Rising obesity prevalence

  • Physical inactivity due to sedentary lifestyles

  • Marketing of packaged and unhealthy food

  • Economic Hardship

• The WHO launched the global monitoring framework on diabetes, representing the need for more comprehensive steps to tackle the burden of diabetes.

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