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Mapped: Diabetes Rates by Country in 2021
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Mapping Diabetes Rates by Country in 2021
Despite advancements in healthcare lengthening life expectancy across the world, there are still many diseases that are hard to beat. One of these growing and costly diseases is diabetes, but each country is being hit differently.
One of the leading causes of death and disability globally, over half a billion people are living with diabetes today. The World Bank’s IDF Diabetes Atlas reveals that diabetes was responsible for 6.7 million deaths in 2021 alone.
In this graphic, Alberto Rojo Moro uses this World Bank Atlas to map diabetes rates by country, highlighting the countries with the highest rates of the disease.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes (also known as diabetes mellitusis) a long-lasting condition that affects how the body turns food into energy.
Normally, our bodies break down the food we consume into glucose (a sugar) and release it into our blood. When our level of blood sugar rises, insulin produced by our pancreas signals the body to use excess glucose as energy or store it for later consumption.
Diabetes restricts the pancreas from producing this life-saving insulin properly, thus causing high blood sugar levels. These high glucose levels can eventually impact the heart, kidney, and vision. There are two main types of diabetes:
- Type 1 Diabetes: The immune system attacks and destroys the cells in your pancreas that make insulin. Causes are believed to be genetic and environmental.
- Type 2 Diabetes: The body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn’t produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. It is caused by a mix of lifestyle factors (including obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking) and genetics.
Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common form of the disease, making up between 90-95% of global cases.
Diabetes Rates by Country
With close to 33 million (31%) of its adult population suffering from diabetes, Pakistan was the country with the highest prevalence of diabetes.
Rank | Country | % of Diabetic Population Aged 20-79 |
---|---|---|
1 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 30.8 |
2 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 25.2 |
3 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 24.9 |
4 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 23.4 |
5 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 23.4 |
6 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 23.0 |
7 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 22.6 |
8 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 22.1 |
9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 20.9 |
10 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 20.3 |
11 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 20.3 |
12 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 19.8 |
13 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 19.5 |
14 | 🇬🇺 Guam | 19.1 |
15 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 19.0 |
16 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 18.9 |
17 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 18.7 |
18 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 17.7 |
19 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 17.0 |
20 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 16.9 |
21 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 16.7 |
22 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 16.4 |
23 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.1 |
24 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 15.6 |
25 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 15.6 |
26 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 15.4 |
27 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 15.0 |
28 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 14.9 |
29 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 14.5 |
30 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 14.5 |
31 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 14.2 |
32 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 14.0 |
33 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 13.8 |
34 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 13.3 |
35 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 13.1 |
36 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 13.0 |
37 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 13.0 |
38 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 12.7 |
39 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 12.7 |
40 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 12.6 |
41 | 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands | 12.4 |
42 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 12.3 |
43 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 11.9 |
44 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 11.7 |
45 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 11.7 |
46 | 🇨🇼 Curacao | 11.7 |
47 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 11.7 |
48 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 11.7 |
49 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 11.7 |
50 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 11.6 |
51 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 11.3 |
52 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 11.3 |
53 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 11.1 |
54 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 11.1 |
55 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 10.9 |
56 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 10.8 |
57 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 10.8 |
58 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 10.7 |
59 | 🇺🇸 United States | 10.7 |
60 | 🇨🇳 China | 10.6 |
61 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 10.6 |
62 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 10.5 |
63 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 10.4 |
64 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 10.3 |
65 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 10.2 |
66 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 9.7 |
67 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 9.7 |
68 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 9.6 |
69 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 9.6 |
70 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 9.3 |
71 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 9.2 |
72 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 9.2 |
73 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 9.2 |
74 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.1 |
75 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 9.1 |
76 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 9.1 |
77 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 9.1 |
78 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 9.1 |
79 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 9.1 |
80 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 9.0 |
81 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 8.9 |
82 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 8.8 |
83 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8.8 |
84 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 8.8 |
85 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 8.7 |
86 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 8.7 |
87 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 8.7 |
88 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 8.6 |
89 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 8.6 |
90 | 🇹🇱 Timor | 8.6 |
91 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 8.5 |
92 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 8.5 |
93 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 8.3 |
94 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 8.2 |
95 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 8.0 |
96 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 8.0 |
97 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.0 |
98 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 7.8 |
99 | 🇲🇴 Macao | 7.8 |
100 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 7.7 |
101 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 7.6 |
102 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 7.5 |
103 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 7.4 |
104 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 7.4 |
105 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 7.4 |
106 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 7.3 |
107 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 7.3 |
108 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 7.1 |
109 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 7.1 |
110 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 7.1 |
111 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 7.1 |
112 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 7.0 |
113 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 7.0 |
114 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 6.9 |
115 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 6.9 |
116 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 6.8 |
117 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 6.8 |
118 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 6.7 |
119 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 6.7 |
120 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 6.6 |
121 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 6.6 |
122 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 6.6 |
123 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 6.6 |
124 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 6.5 |
125 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 6.5 |
126 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 6.5 |
127 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 6.5 |
128 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 6.5 |
129 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 6.5 |
130 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 6.5 |
131 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 6.4 |
132 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 6.4 |
133 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6.4 |
134 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 6.3 |
135 | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 6.3 |
136 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 6.3 |
137 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 6.2 |
138 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 6.2 |
139 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 6.2 |
140 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 6.1 |
141 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 6.1 |
142 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 6.1 |
143 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 6.1 |
144 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 5.9 |
145 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 5.9 |
146 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 5.8 |
147 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 5.8 |
148 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.8 |
149 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5.8 |
150 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 5.8 |
151 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 5.7 |
152 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 5.6 |
153 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.6 |
154 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 5.6 |
155 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 5.6 |
156 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 5.6 |
157 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 5.6 |
158 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 5.5 |
159 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 5.5 |
160 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 5.5 |
161 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 5.5 |
162 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 5.5 |
163 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 5.5 |
164 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5 |
165 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5.4 |
166 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 5.4 |
167 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 5.3 |
168 | 🇫🇷 France | 5.3 |
169 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 5.3 |
170 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 5.2 |
171 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 5.1 |
172 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.0 |
173 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 5.0 |
174 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 4.8 |
175 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 4.8 |
176 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 4.6 |
177 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 4.6 |
178 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 4.6 |
179 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 4.6 |
180 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 4.6 |
181 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 4.6 |
182 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 4.6 |
183 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4.5 |
184 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 4.4 |
185 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 4.3 |
186 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.0 |
187 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 3.8 |
188 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3.6 |
189 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 3.6 |
190 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 3.6 |
191 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 3.3 |
192 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 3.3 |
193 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 3.1 |
194 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3.0 |
195 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 2.6 |
196 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 2.1 |
197 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 2.1 |
198 | 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | 2.1 |
199 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 2.1 |
200 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 2.1 |
201 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 2.1 |
202 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 2.1 |
203 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 2.1 |
204 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 2.1 |
205 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2.1 |
206 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2.1 |
207 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 1.9 |
208 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 1.1 |
The situation in Pakistan is currently not expected to improve in the near future. By 2045, the country is estimated to have 62 million people suffering from diabetes due to numerous reasons including malnutrition.
This chronic disease has also reached alarming levels in many Oceanic island countries and territories, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and American Samoa. Each has a diabetic prevalence above 20%, with reasons ranging from malnutrition to obesity.
Meanwhile, African nations like Benin and The Gambia recorded the lowest prevalence of diabetes in the world. In 2021, African countries had a combined total of 23.6 million adults with diabetes, less than 2% of the continent’s population. However, this number is predicted to double to 55 million by 2045.
Most Diabetic Countries in Absolute Terms
In China, diabetes was prevalent in 10.6% of the nation’s adult population in 2021. While this only puts the country in 60th place in terms of prevalence rate, this is equivalent to roughly 140 million adults with diabetes because of the country’s large population.
Similarly, India’s 9.6% prevalence of diabetes equaled 77 million adults suffering from the disease in the country, more than double the number of Pakistan’s diabetic citizens.
A similar story follows in the Americas, where Mexico has the highest adult prevalence of diabetes at 16.9% or 14.1 million people. Though the U.S. has a lower rate at 10.7%, its higher population gives it an estimated 32.2 million adults with diabetes.
Breaking down diabetes rates by country highlights that this a global health challenge. To address the growing burden of diabetes, we need to focus on prevention, early detection, and management of diabetes.

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Mapped: The Deadliest Terrorist Attacks in 2024
Terrorism remains a pressing issue globally, with the number of countries recording a terrorist incident increasing from 58 to 66 last year.

Deadliest Terrorist Attacks in 2024
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Terrorism remains a pressing issue globally, with the number of countries recording a terrorist incident increasing from 58 to 66 last year.
This map visualizes the locations and number of deaths of the 20 most deadly terrorist attacks in 2024.
The data comes from the Institute for Economics & Peace.
Defining Terrorism
The Institute for Economics & Peace follows the Global Terrorism Database’s definition of terrorism, which is “the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a state and non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation.”
The Global Terrorism Database’s definition also includes the following criteria:
- The violent act was aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal;
- The violent act included evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) other than the immediate victims; and
- The violent act was outside the precepts of International Humanitarian Law.
Defining terrorism is a complex and contested issue, with governments and scholars often disagreeing on specific elements, such as whether victims must be non-combatants or if a political motive is required
Where Were the Deadliest Terrorist Attacks in 2024?
Below, we show the location, number of deaths, and details of the 20 most deadly terrorist attacks in 2024.
Rank | Country | Province/Region | Group | Deaths | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 🇳🇪 Niger | Tahoua | Jihadist (Undetermined) | 237 | Over 300 assailants killed 237 soldiers near Tandakaden town, Tahoua region. |
2 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Centre-Nord | JNIM | 200 | At least 200 civilians killed in Barsalogho. JNIM claimed responsibility. |
3 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Sahel | JNIM | 170 | 110 soldiers and 60 civilians killed in Mansila, Yagha. JNIM claimed responsibility. |
4 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Moscow City | Islamic State - Khorasan Province | 144 | 144 killed, 551 wounded at a concert hall. IS-K claimed responsibility. |
5 | 🇳🇪 Niger | Tillabéri | Jihadist (Undetermined) | 138 | 91 soldiers and 47 civilians killed in Chatouname, Tera department. |
6 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Est | Jihadist (Undetermined) | 100 | At least 100 killed in Kpadiari, Nadiagou, and Tiangoumbi. |
7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Yobe | Boko Haram | 100 | 150 gunmen attacked a market in Tamvau, killing 100–150. |
8 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Kerman | Islamic State - Khorasan Province | 95 | Twin blasts near Soleimani’s memorial killed 95. IS-K claimed responsibility. |
9 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Borno | Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) | 85 | ISWA attacked Boko Haram in Lake Chad area; 85 dead. |
10 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Nord | JNIM | 70 | 70 civilians killed in Goubre commune by 150 assailants. |
11 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Est | Jihadist (Undetermined) | 70 | Several hundred gunmen attacked a security camp in Partiaga. |
12 | 🇲🇱 Mali | Bamako | JNIM | 60 | 60 soldiers killed in attack on a Gendarmerie school. |
13 | 🇸🇾 Syria | Homs | Islamic State (IS) | 54 | 54 regime soldiers killed near Kaziyia in Al-Sukhna area. |
14 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Est | Jihadist (Undetermined) | 50 | 50 civilians killed and others kidnapped in Galgondini village. |
15 | 🇳🇪 Niger | Tillabéri | JNIM | 47 | 47 soldiers killed and 18 wounded in Gotheye. JNIM claimed responsibility. |
16 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Centre-Est | JNIM | 46 | 46 killed, including security and VDP, in Kogo village. |
17 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Centre-Est | JNIM | 45 | 45 police officers killed in Yourkouduguen. JNIM claimed responsibility. |
18 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Boucle du Mouhoun | JNIM (suspected) | 45 | 45 civilians killed in Boanékuy village. JNIM possibly responsible. |
19 | 🇨🇩 DRC | Nord-Kivu | Islamic State (IS) | 42 | 42 civilians killed in Mayikengo village. IS claimed responsibility. |
20 | 🇨🇩 DRC | Nord-Kivu | Islamic State (IS) | 41 | 41 civilians killed in multiple villages. IS claimed responsibility. |
The Sahel, a region stretching from Senegal to Eritrea across north-central Africa, is now the world’s most terrorism-affected area. Since 2019, terrorism-related deaths in the region have increased tenfold.
In 2024 alone, the Sahel was responsible for more than half of all terrorism-related fatalities worldwide. Burkina Faso remained the hardest-hit country, accounting for one in five terrorism deaths globally.
According to the Institute for Economics & Peace, this dramatic rise is driven by a mix of factors: political instability, weak governance, ethnic conflicts, porous borders, environmental degradation, the spread of transnational jihadist networks, and increasing geopolitical rivalry.
The four deadliest terrorist groups in 2024 were the Islamic State (IS), Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM), Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and al-Shabaab.
JNIM remains the most active group in Burkina Faso, responsible for nearly half of all attacks there last year. Its presence has grown significantly, with both the number of attacks and related deaths rising by over 50% compared to the previous year.
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