Study Predicts Big Rise in Diabetes around the World
2023-06-27
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1A new study says that every country in the world will see diabetes rates increase in the next 30 years if preventive steps are not taken.
2Researchers from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington wrote the study.
3The researchers found there are currently 529 million people in the world with diabetes.
4Researchers expect that the number will increase to around 1.3 billion people by 2050.
5The majority of the cases are type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease that is linked to extreme weight, or obesity, and is largely preventable, the researchers said.
6The increases in diabetes levels are not expected to be the same around the world.
7Some countries will be affected more than others.
8For example, diabetes levels are expected to reach about 17 percent in North Africa and the Middle East and about 11 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2050.
9The predicted rate for the world is about 10 percent.
10Currently, diabetes levels are around six percent, but every country will be affected, researchers said.
11"The rapid rate at which diabetes is growing is not only alarming but also challenging for every health system in the world," said Liane Ong, lead writer of the research paper.
12Ong said diabetes is linked to a number of conditions such as heart disease and stroke.
13Medical experts believe rising obesity and population changes are two of the reasons growing numbers of people are having diabetes.
14Diabetes is more common among older adults, the study showed.
15The data from 204 countries did not consider the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic because those numbers were not yet available, researchers said.
16The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid for the study.
17It is part of a series of studies about diabetes that recently appeared in The Lancet.
18The series in the medical publication calls for better plans to prevent the disease.
19Studies in the series also say more people should know that most diabetes patients live in low- and middle-income countries and are unable to get good treatment.
20They link issues like inequality and race to the development of the disease.
21I'm John Russell.
1A new study says that every country in the world will see diabetes rates increase in the next 30 years if preventive steps are not taken. 2Researchers from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington wrote the study. The researchers found there are currently 529 million people in the world with diabetes. 3Researchers expect that the number will increase to around 1.3 billion people by 2050. 4The majority of the cases are type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease that is linked to extreme weight, or obesity, and is largely preventable, the researchers said. 5The increases in diabetes levels are not expected to be the same around the world. Some countries will be affected more than others. For example, diabetes levels are expected to reach about 17 percent in North Africa and the Middle East and about 11 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2050. The predicted rate for the world is about 10 percent. 6Currently, diabetes levels are around six percent, but every country will be affected, researchers said. 7"The rapid rate at which diabetes is growing is not only alarming but also challenging for every health system in the world," said Liane Ong, lead writer of the research paper. 8Ong said diabetes is linked to a number of conditions such as heart disease and stroke. 9Medical experts believe rising obesity and population changes are two of the reasons growing numbers of people are having diabetes. Diabetes is more common among older adults, the study showed. The data from 204 countries did not consider the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic because those numbers were not yet available, researchers said. 10The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation paid for the study. It is part of a series of studies about diabetes that recently appeared in The Lancet. 11The series in the medical publication calls for better plans to prevent the disease. Studies in the series also say more people should know that most diabetes patients live in low- and middle-income countries and are unable to get good treatment. They link issues like inequality and race to the development of the disease. 12I'm John Russell. 13Jennifer Rigby reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English. 14__________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16diabetes - n. a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood 17challenging - adj. difficult