This statistic is based on a and shows the difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 years in select countries worldwide who had diabetes and what survey respondents guessed as of 2017. It was found that respondents in the U.S. on average guessed that 34 out of every 100 adults aged 20 to 79 years had diabetes, when in reality the number was 11 out of every 100.
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Ipsos MORI. (December 6, 2017). Difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 worldwide who had diabetes and what respondents believed as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. "Difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 worldwide who had diabetes and what respondents believed as of 2017." Chart. December 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 worldwide who had diabetes and what respondents believed as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI. "Difference between The Actual Percentage of Adults Aged 20 to 79 Worldwide Who Had Diabetes and What Respondents Believed as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 6 Dec 2017, /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/
Ipsos MORI, Difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 worldwide who had diabetes and what respondents believed as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Difference between the actual percentage of adults aged 20 to 79 worldwide who had diabetes and what respondents believed as of 2017 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, December 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/790937/assumed-prevalence-diabetes-and-actual-diabetes-rate-worldwide/