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In 2024, Germany recorded almost * deaths related to diabetes among adults aged 20 to 79 years, the highest number of diabetes-related deaths in Europe. Italy had the second-highest number of deaths related to diabetes that year, with around *.

Mortality rates and hospital admissions

While Germany had the highest absolute number of diabetes-related deaths, Czechia reported the highest mortality rates in Europe as of 2022. The country recorded **** diabetes deaths per 100,000 population overall, with rates of **** and **** per 100,000 for males and females, respectively. In terms of hospital admissions, Turkey and Germany saw significant numbers, with approximately *** and *** admissions per 100,000 population, respectively, in 2021.

Complications and global context

Diabetes-related complications pose serious risks, as evidenced by the high rates of major lower extremity amputations in countries like Romania and Czechia, which in 2021 reported **** and **** amputations among diabetes sufferers per 100,000 population, respectively. On a global scale, diabetes remains a major health concern, with ** percent of adults worldwide identifying it as one of the biggest health problems in their country as of 2024. The impact of diabetes extends beyond Europe, with the region of Western Pacific experiencing an estimated thousand diabetes-related deaths among those aged 60 years and younger in the year 2021.