Foot facts

• Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes worldwide.
• An estimated 537 million adults aged 20–79 years are currently living with diabetes. This represents 10.5% of the world’s population in this age group.
• The total number is predicted to rise to 643 million (11.3%) by 2030 and to 783 million (12.2%) by 2045.
• An estimated 240 million people are living with undiagnosed diabetes worldwide, meaning almost one-in-two adults with diabetes are unaware they have the condition. Almost 90% of people with undiagnosed diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries of Africa, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific.
• Approximately 6.7 million adults (20–79) are estimated to have died as a result of diabetes, or its complications in 2021.

Diabetes in Africa

• 1 in 22 adults have diabetes — 24 million.
• 1 in 5 (54%) of people living with diabetes in the Region are undiagnosed, the highest proportion of all IDF Regions.
• Africa has the second lowest diabetes-related expenditure (USD 13 billion) associated with diabetes, 1% of global expenditure.
• 1 in 8 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in Europe

• 1 in 11 adults have diabetes – 61 million.
• 1 in 3 (36%) people living with diabetes are undiagnosed.
• Diabetes-related expenditure in the Europe Region totals USD 189 billion – 19.6% of global expenditure.
• 1 in 7 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in MENA

• 1 in 6 adults has diabetes – 73 million. The highest proportion of all IDF Regions.
• 1 in 3 people living with diabetes in the Region are undiagnosed.
• Diabetes-related expenditure in the Middle East and North Africa Region totals USD 33 billion in 2021.
• 1 in 7 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in NACA

• 1 in 7 adults have diabetes – 51 million.
• 1 in 4 people living with diabetes are undiagnosed.
• The North America and Caribbean Region has the highest diabetes-related expenditure (USD 415 billion) associated with diabetes, 43% of global expenditure.
• 1 in 6 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in SACA

• 1 in 11 adults have diabetes – 33 million.
• 1 in 3 people living with diabetes (33%) are undiagnosed.
• Diabetes-related expenditure totals USD 65 billion in 2021.
• 1 in 6 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in SEA

• 1 in 11 adults have diabetes – 90 million.
• India accounts for 1 in 7 of all adults living with diabetes worldwide.
• Over 1 in 2 (51.2%) adults living with diabetes are undiagnosed.
• Total diabetes-related expenditure in the Region amounts to USD 10 billion – the second lowest of all IDF Regions.
• 1 in 4 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Diabetes in WP

• 1 in 8 adults have diabetes – 206 million.
• China accounts for 1 in 4 of all adults living with diabetes worldwide.
• Over half (53%) of adults living with diabetes are undiagnosed.
• Diabetes-related expenditure in 2021 totals USD 241 billion – 25% of global expenditure.
• 1 in 7 live births are affected by hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

Average (case 1 & 2) Total Treatment Cost in the Different Countries

Diabetic foot:

• With the increase in diabetes – parallel diabetic complications will also increase, and diabetic foot will be the most dreadful complication.
• Every 20 seconds a limb is lost somewhere in the world.
• 25% of all diabetics will be affected by a foot ulcer during their lifetime.
• 70% recurrence rates in five-year seen in diabetics.
• 85% of amputations in diabetics are preceded by a foot ulcer.
• 50% of diabetics have the risk of developing a serious lesion in the second limb within 2 years.
• 50% mortality rate in diabetics in the 5 years following the initial amputation.
• 40–60% across the globe of all lower extremity nontraumatic amputations in diabetics.
• Foot complications, especially serious ones like the septic limb, can be serious and costly.
• 85% of all diabetic foot-related problems are preventable through education.