Global Incidence Of Childhood Diabetes Increased 25% From 1999 To 2019, While Total Deaths Decreased 20%

The global incidence of diabetes in children increased by 25% over 30 years from 9.31 cases per 100,000 in 1990 to 11.61 per 100,000 population in 2019. During the same period, diabetes-associated deaths in children decreased by 20%, from 6,719 deaths in 1990 to 5,390 deaths in 2019. Similarly, the diabetes-associated death rate for children decreased from 0.38 per 100,000 in 1990 to 0.28 per 100,000 in 2019.

In addition to the metabolic risks of high fasting plasma glucose, key global risk factors for childhood diabetes-associated mortality . . .