Prevalence of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
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The number of children and adolescents living with diabetes is increasing every year.
1.1 million
children and adolescents (<20 years) around the world are currently estimated to be living with type 1 diabetes.
Over 132,000
children and adolescents are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes each year
Countries and territories with data sources available on the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents
(0 - 19 years)
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Top 10 Countries or territories for estimated number of incident (new) cases (incidence) of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents (0-14 years), per annum
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Country or territory
Reference
- Diabetesatlas.org. 2019. IDF Diabetes Atlas 9th edition 2019. [online] Available at: <https://diabetesatlas.org/en/> [Accessed 15 August 2021].
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