The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day.
The prevalence of diabetes was 15.8% among U.S. adults during August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Jane A.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 24 million adults in Nigeria and other African countries are currently living with diabetes, and half of the cases are undiagnosed.