Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among. Thus, diabetes treatment is also a huge pharmaceutical submarket. In south africa at least 58 people a day died of diabetes in 2012, according to statistics south. Global burden of disease study 2017 gbd 2017 incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability 1990 2017 global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990 2017. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors. Although literature abounds on prevalence of diabetes in nigeria, there is none in this geopolitical zone. New in 2020, this national diabetes statistics report features trends in prevalence and incidence. The association is affiliated on the international scene with the international diabetes federation. Rasaki and others published prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in okeogun region of oyo state, nigeria find, read and cite all the research you need on. Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes t2dm are emerging public health challenges in subsaharan africa which have been given little research focus among adolescents. Figure 3 shows the pooled prevalence of dm in each of the six geopolitical zones of nigeria, which indicates that the highest prevalence occurred in the southsouth zone 9.
Gestational diabetes mellitus gdm is defined as carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity, with onset or first recognition during the index pregnancy. Hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in africa, and nigeria, the most populous country in the continent, hugely contributes to this burden objective. Fast facts data and statistics about diabetes american. The fact sheet is the product of a joint collaboration of the cdc, niddk, the american diabetes association, and other government and nonprofit agencies sources of data for fast facts that do not come from the statistics report. Prevalence and determinants of gestational diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of diabetes was found to be as high as 23. A report from abeokuta, southern nigeria states that male subjects had higher prevalence of diabetes 1. Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension. Overall, 2299 men and 2529 women participated in the study. The international diabetes federation idf is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and territories.
Founded 26 years ago in benin, edo state the diabetes association of nigeria dan now has chapters in every state of the federation. The pooled prevalence of udm among the african communities was 5. This translates to 1 in 53 nigerians suffering from diabetes, with a. Diabetes is among the leading causes of death in louisiana. Diabetes is also implicated in charcot arthropathy, which involves progressive destruction of the bones. The prevalence of diabetes is higher in men than women, but there are more women with diabetes than men.
It represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. From the extracted crude prevalence rates, we conducted a random. Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in okeogun region. Fast facts data and statistics about diabetes for more information and references, go to diabetes.
A cross sectional study based on data collected from study of ageing and adult health sage wave 1 from. The crude prevalence of dm in the study population was 37 8. Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990 2017. Congenital heart disease is a large, rapidly emerging global problem in child health. The book launch of strategies for improving diabetes care in nigeria sidcain handbook. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in middle and lowincome countries. Therefore, the purpose of this study to systematically identify populationbased studies on diabetes in nigeria and to determine the prevalence and sex differential. The global prevalence of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4. Worldwide, health care expenditure to treat diabetes was estimated at almost 730 billion u. Pdf prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in okeogun. Five hundred and two 502 subjects aged above 40 years, obtained by a twostage cluster sampling technique participated in this survey. In africa, by 2017, 39 million people were living with diabetes and by 2045, this number is projected to rise to 82 million.
Idf members in nigeria the international diabetes federation idf is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and territories. Epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in. The podiatry initiative in nigeria pin is supported by a wdf grant with an ambitious target to strengthen 11 clinics, train 301 health care professionals hcp in 3 years 2014 2017, and screen more than 10,000 people with diabetes for foot complications in lagos, nigeria. Gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence estimates for another lmic, brazil, are thought to be 7. In so far diabetes is a well known major public health problem worldwide, there is therefore the growing tendency that every effort. The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014.
Diabetes is also a significant cause of death around the world, with estimates being that in 2015 diabetes directly caused 1. The prevalence of type1 diabetes, and especially type2 diabetes, has increased in recent years. The last national survey of noncommunicable diseases ncds was conducted in 1997 with a prevalence of 2. Global, regional, and national agesexspecific mortality and life expectancy, 1950 2017. Among people of all ages, 2015 data indicated the following. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a tertiary health. Dec 18, 2014 in nigeria, urbanisation and increasing life expectancy are likely to increase the incidence of noncommunicable diseases. Diabetes mellitus is a high rising disease all over the world and in our country, because of some lifestyle change of the community. It is made up of people with diabetes and careers of people with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm and hypertension ht are major noncommunicable health problems in both developing and developed countries, including thailand. Nigeria contributes one quarter of diabetes burden in africa health minister. Each year, a large amount of money is budgeted for treatment and care. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in. Risk factors for diabetes mellitus among adult residents.
There is an increasing prevalence of diabetes and pre diabetes worldwide international diabetes federation, 2006. It is an annual campaign celebrated by the international diabetes federation idf, in collaboration with the world health organisation who, to help in raising public awareness on the dangers and control of diabetes. Global burden of disease study 2017 gbd 2017 data resources. Nov 30, 2017 in nigeria, the world diabetes day 2017 was organised by the diabetes association of nigeria dan, in collaboration with the olusegun obasanjo foundation oof, with a one day national workshop for members of the association drawn from the 36 states of the federation, where experts presented lectures on diabetes. The ageadjusted prevalence rates of t2dm in nigeria among persons aged 2079 years increased from 2. The national diabetes statistics report pdf icon pdf 768 kb is a periodic publication of the centers for disease control and prevention cdc that provides updated statistics about diabetes in the united states for a scientific audience. The prevalence of hypertension in nigeria forms a substantial portion of the total burden in africa because of the large population of the country currently estimated to be over 170 million. No obvious association between prevalence and income level of the country was detected. Okeogun consists of 10 out of the 33 local governments in oyo state, nigeria. There is very scanty populationbased data on the prevalence of prediabetes, a forerunner to type 2 diabetes, in both rural and urban nigeria. Nigerian hospitals are grappling with increasing cases of diabetes. Previous studies of the problem of pregnancy and diabetes in parts of nigeria failed to distinguish between gdm as defined and pregnancy occurring in a previously diagnosed diabetic.
An estimated one in eight louisiana adults has been diagnosed with diabetes. Prevalence and factors associated with type 2 diabetes. The literature relating to the prevalence of diabetes in nigeria is scarce. The prevalence for diabetes steadily increased between 2000 and 20, from 6. Assessing the prevalence of hypertension and obesity among. The burden of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in adult african. The rate of diabetes has more than doubled in africa and no one is ready for it. Fasanmade and dagogojack a n n a l so fg l o b a lh e a l t h,v o l. The estimated prevalence of diabetes in africa is 1% in rural areas, and ranges from 5% to 7 % in urban subsaharan africa. Most data available for diabetes prevalence in nigeria are based on. Hypertension is a major public health problem and important area of research due to its high prevalence and being major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and other complications. The only previously published study of diabetes in sierra leone found a much lower 2. Relatively, nigeria leads in the number of incidence of and mortality rate from diabetes in africa. A literature search of the pubmed database was conducted of published research between 1990 and 20 using the medical subject headings diabetes mellitus and nigeria.
Using mesh headings, the terms diabetes mellitus, risk factors, prevalence, and nigeria as well as variations thereof were searched for. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of diabetes among adults aged 50 years and above in ghana. Prevalence and determinants of diabetes among older adults. A crosssectional, village by village, clanbased stratified convenient sampling was done in ihuokpara, a rural community in nkanu. Pdf prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in. The federation has been leading the global diabetes. Dec 15, 2014 two studies3,4 that were conducted in 1963 and 1971 reported prevalence of less than 1% for diabetes in nigeria.
An estimate of the prevalence of hypertension in nigeria. Nigeria has the largest population of all african countries, being 128 million at the time of the national blindness and visual impairment survey january 2005 to june 2007. The participants included adult diabetics seeking care at the diabetes clinics of the tamale teaching. Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes and diabetic. Background the global burden of hypertension and other noncommunicable diseases ncds is rapidly increasing, and the african continent seems to be the most affected region in the world.
The rate of diabetes has more than doubled in africa and. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among the suburban population of northwest nigeria. Research design and methods data on diabetes prevalence by age and sex from a limited number of countries were extrapolated to all 191 world health organization member states and applied to united nations population estimates for 2000. Without the ability to substantially alter the prevalence of congenital heart disease, interventions and. Nigeria, with a population of 158 million people, is the most populous country in africa and accounts for one sixth of africas population.
The politics of diabetes in nigeria t1international. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among nigerians in port. Gestational diabetes mellitus gdm is a major public health problem and threat to maternal and child health in africa. Prevalence of prediabetes and associated risk factors in a.
Casual random plasma glucose estimations were done for. A similarly high prevalence of pre diabetes and dm has been reported elsewhere within nigeria and subsaharan africa 25 ojewale ly, adejumo po. A crosssectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of. Unless otherwise noted, all references in fast facts are from the national diabetes statistics report, 2020. In diabetes clinicbased surveys, the reported prevalence range for diabetic retinopathy was 7. Women had a higher prevalence of prediabetes than men did 12. Although literature abounds on prevalence of diabetes in nigeria, there is none in this geopolitical zone, despite the fact that there is a high genetic and sociocultural factors predisposition the residents to diabetes and pre diabetes. The finding from this pooled result indicates that the proportion of udm cases was inconsistent with the african estimated prevalence of diabetes of 5. Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in okeogun region of. Current prevalence pattern of hypertension in nigeria.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and to determine potential associated risk factors of the disease in port harcourt, nigeria. Number of diabetes deaths number of deaths attributable to high blood glucose. Objective the goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and the number of people of all ages with diabetes for years 2000 and 2030. The prevalence and correlates of prediabetes and diabetes. The estimates in this document unless otherwise noted were derived from various data systems of. Nigeria contributes one quarter of diabetes burden in. We conducted a systematic search of medline, embase and global health from january 1980 to december 20 for populationbased studies providing estimates on the prevalence of hypertension in nigeria. Speaking in lagos at the 2017 sanofi diabetes summit, adewole, said despite the fact that the disease had been a major cause of end stage renal disease and one of the. The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 1 the global prevalence of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4. On november 14, 2017, the world commemorated the world diabetes day. Louisianas diabetes mortality rate was the fifthhighest in the nation, with a rate of 27 diagnosed cases.
After adjusting the study population to the age and sex distribution of the national population, the standardized prevalence of diabetes was 7. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of dm and its associated factors among adults in feres meda health center at addis ababa, ethiopia. Diabetes prevalence increased with age in both locations. Idf diabetes atlas international diabetes federation. It is an annual campaign celebrated by the international diabetes federation idf, in collaboration with the world health organisation who, to help in raising public awareness on the dangers and.
Unlike hypertension, the agespecific prevalence of diabetes and impaired fbg diverged between rural and urban populations, in both sexes figure 2, appendix p 6. Nigeria is one of the 48 countries of the idf african region. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting blood glucose in urban south western nigeria. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus dm is increasing worldwide, and it is projected that by the year 2030 over 500 million adults will be affected by dm. Over 5 million people suffer from the disease in africa and the number is expected to skyrocket to 15 million by 2025 international diabetes federation, 2006. May 14, 2018 using mesh headings, the terms diabetes mellitus, risk factors, prevalence, and nigeria as well as variations thereof were searched for. To provide an improved estimate of the prevalence and number of cases of hypertension in nigeria based on the cutoff at least 14090 mmhg, towards ensuring better awareness, control and policy response. In south eastern nigeria the overall prevalence of diabetes was 10. The national diabetes statistics report pdf icon pdf 768 kb is a periodic publication of the centers for disease control and prevention cdc that provides updated statistics about diabetes in the united states for a scientific audience the report includes information on prevalence and incidence of diabetes, prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and longterm complications. Indeed, data from the nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey showed that the prevalence of hypertension is already very high 44. Okeogun consists of 10 local government of oyo state, nigeria. As the epidemic of diabetes matures, visual loss from diabetic retinopathy dr will increase unless mechanisms for early detection and treatment improve, and health systems respond to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. The incidence of gestational diabetes is also increasing as a result of higher rates of obesity in.
The world health organization says millions of people in africa now suffer from the non. Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in nigeria. Hill tribe people are a marginalized population in thailand, and members of its elderly population are vulnerable to health problems due to language barriers. Najib sani writes on the disease prevalence in nigeria.
The behavioural and cardiometabolic factors that drive these conditions have hardly been documented among adolescents in nigeria. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for prediabetes in a rural nigerian population. Results the prevalence of diabetes for all agegroups worldwide was estimated to be 2. Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in africa. Global burden of disease study 2017 gbd 2017 allcause mortality and life expectancy 1950 2017. Pdf prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors. Nigeria institute for health metrics and evaluation. There appears to be a high genetic predisposition as well as sociocultural factors responsible for the prevalence of diabetes and pre diabetes in this zone. Gestational diabetes mellitus in a nigerian antenatal. Based on the 20 idf global diabetes scorecard, raw national diabetes prevalence for nigeria was estimated at 4. The increase could be as a result of urbanization and aging of the population. Lagosminister of health, professor isaac adewole, has raised the alarm over high prevalence of diabetes among nigerians, disclosing that the country constitute a quarter of 15 million cases of diabetes in africa.