Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for **** million deaths in 2021. Diabetes at least doubles one’s chance of dying prematurely, and many places in the world lack appropriate treatment options. The highest number of deaths from diabetes comes from the Western Pacific, where around *** million people died from the disease in 2024.
Obesity
One of the biggest risk factors for developing diabetes is being overweight or obese. Rates of obesity have increased in recent years in many countries around the world. In the United States, for example, it is estimated that around ** percent of the adult population was obese in 2023, compared to ** percent of the population in 2011.
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