Some real beautiful data graphs in this paper

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02317-1

The Top 4 Countries by rate:

  1. India 26%
  2. China 18%
  3. USA 5%
  4. Pakistan 4%

This is only accounting for tracked diabetes, so some of the areas might have larger numbers.

  • angrystego@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Yeah, it’s around a fifth of the population. There must be something seriously wrong there. Like something not found anywhere else but widespread in those countries.

    • jet@hackertalks.comOPEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Europeans tend to have hyperplasic fat, and Asian tend to have hypertrophic fat. Meaning a European can get much fatter then a asian before the REALLY BAD THINGS start to happen. That might be a variable

    • Novocirab@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      19 days ago

      It could also have something to do with white rice, if consumption in India exceeds that in otherwise similar countries.

      By the way, the WHO states that only 77 million adults in India have Type 2 Diabetes, but maybe that’s due to them using a different method.