Individuals worldwide with type 1 diabetes, 2021

about 8·4 million

people, worldwide

“In 2021, there were about 8·4 (95% uncertainty interval 8·1-8·8) million individuals worldwide with type 1 diabetes: of these 1·5 million (18%) were younger than 20 years, 5·4 million (64%) were aged 20-59 years, and 1·6 million (19%) were aged 60 years or older.”

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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Modelling study for 2021.

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