Top 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults Worldwide

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) compiled the number of type 1 diabetes sufferers by age in 2022.

Globally, the estimated number of type 1 diabetes sufferers reached 8.75 million in 2022. 1.52 million people, or 17% of the total, were under 20 years old. This age category includes children, adolescents, and young adults.

At least 10 countries have the highest number of young generation type 1 diabetes sufferers in the world.

India ranks first with 282,832 cases. India is considered a country with the highest number of diabetes sufferers in the world, totaling 860,423 cases of type 1 diabetes.

Second is Brazil with 112,240 young generation type 1 diabetes sufferers. In total, the number of type 1 diabetes sufferers in this country reaches 588,800.

Third is the United States with 70,408 young generation sufferers. However, in total, the United States surpasses India with 1,447,298 type 1 diabetes sufferers. This number is believed to be the highest in the world.

Fourth and fifth are China and Russia, with 66,040 and 58,338 sufferers respectively. The rest are included in the graph above and the points below.

How about Indonesia?

The IDF shows that the number of young generation type 1 diabetes sufferers in Indonesia reached 13,311. While this number is not among the top 10 highest or worst, it still needs to be reduced. In total, the number of type 1 diabetes sufferers in Indonesia reached 41,817 in 2022.

(Also read: [link to article about 41,000 type 1 diabetes sufferers in Indonesia in 2022, the highest in ASEAN])

Diabetes is a condition characterized by impaired insulin production, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels and converts glucose into energy.

In type 1 diabetes, the body cannot produce insulin at all. Unlike type 2 diabetes, the body can still produce insulin, but the amount is small, so it does not function properly.

According to the Ministry of Health, diabetes can be prevented in several ways. These include maintaining an ideal weight, adopting a healthy diet by avoiding high-fat and high-sugar foods, maintaining portion control, exercising regularly, quitting smoking, drinking plenty of water, managing stress, and regularly checking blood sugar levels.

Here are the 10 countries with the highest number of type 1 diabetes sufferers under the age of 20 in the world.

1. India 282,832 sufferers
2. Brazil 112,240 sufferers
3. United States 70,408 sufferers
4. China 66,040 sufferers
5. Russia 58,338 sufferers
6. Saudi Arabia 49,118 sufferers
7. Algeria 46,642 sufferers
8. United Kingdom 42,048 sufferers
9. Germany 40,390 sufferers
10. Morocco 37,194 sufferers

(Also read: [link to article about stroke, tuberculosis, and diabetes among the top 10 causes of death in Indonesia])