New cases of type 1 diabetes diagnosed worldwide, 2021

0·5 million

new cases per year, worldwide

“In that year there were 0·5 million new cases diagnosed (median age of onset 39 years), about 35 000 non-diagnosed individuals died within 12 months of symptomatic onset.”

Gregory et al., Global incidence, prevalence, and mortality of type 1 diabetes in 2021 with projection to 2040, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022, 2022

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