Around 285 million are suffering from diabetes: report

Age-wise,the IDF report says,the worst affected are the 40-59-year-olds. By 2010,132 million people in this age group are expected to suffer from diabetes.

However,by 2030,this number will increase to 188 million. The report points out another interesting trend — women are the worst affected by this disease. In 2010,one million more women than men have diabetes (143 million women as against 142 million men).

The difference is expected to increase to six million by 2030 (222 million women against 216 million men).

The urban population,as expected,has a higher incidence of the disease. By 2010,the number of people with diabetes in urban areas will be 113 million compared to 78 million in rural areas.

By 2030,it is expected that this discrepancy will increase to 228 million people with diabetes in urban areas and 99 million in rural communities. Globally,by 2010,four million deaths in the 20-79 age group will be due to diabetes — 6.8% of global all-cause mortality in this age group.

Majority of these deaths will be in India,China,US and Russia.