78 million people have diabetes. If we do not act now, this figure will rise to 140 million by 2040
Half of them have not been diagnosed and are at higher risk of developing harmful and costly complications
Diabetes caused 1,2 million deaths in 2015 - the second highest mortality rate of any of the 7 IDF regions, after the Western Pacific Region
More than half of those deaths were in people under the age of 60
However, the region has the lowest health expenditure per person with diabetes, totalling only USD 7.3 billion
Read more about diabetes in the South East Region in the IDF Diabetes Atlas Seventh Edition:
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