Prevalence and reasons of increased type 2 diabetes in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Mohammed Z. Aljulifi

doi:10.15537/smj.2021.42.5.20200676

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- Diabetes (20-79 years) national prevalence as per International Diabetes Federation (IDF) publication. T2DM: type 2 diabetic mellitus
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- Health expenditure of GDP (%) between 2000 and 2016. The World Health Organization

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Table 1

- Summary of diabetes prevalence and diabetes related deaths according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2019.

Countries	Adults with diabetes (20-79 years) In 1000S (CI)	Diabetes (20-79 years) National prevalence (%) (CI)	Diabetes age-adjusted (20-79 years) comparative prevalence (%) (CI)	Diabetes related deaths (20-79 years) (CI)
Saudi Arabia	4,275.2 (2,580.2 - 4,774.4)	18.3 (11.1 - 20.5)	15.8 (10.3 - 17.7)	15,038.7 (10,548.6 - 16,321.7)
Bahrain	202.7 (185.2 - 222.9)	16.3 (14.9 - 17.9)	15.6 (14.0 - 17.2)	537.9 (498.7 - 584.4)
United Arab Emirates	1,223.4 (1,079.1 - 1,444.4)	15.4 (13.6 - 18.2)	16.3 (13.6 - 19.2)	2,092.9 (1,886.2 - 2,384.1)
Oman	291.8 (232.6 - 526.1)	8.0 (6.3 - 14.3)	10.1 (7.9 - 16.6)	964.9 (776.9 - 1,493.5)
Qatar	347.0 (318.5 - 381.4)	15.5 (14.2 - 17.0)	15.6 (14.0 - 17.2)	644.4 (601.5 - 697.9)
Kuwait	681.1 (456.3 - 780.5)	22.0 (14.7 - 25.2)	12.2 (8.2 - 14.1)	1,692.6 (1,248.4 - 1,872.9)

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Table 2
- Obesity prevalence in GCC area according to the world atlas.
Countries Estimated prevalence Worldwide rank
Kuwait 37.9% 11
Saudi Arabia 35.4% 14
Qatar 35.1% 15
UAE 31.7% 20
Bahrain 29.8% 25
Oman 27% 29

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- Life expectancy at birth and crude death rate in the gcc area.

Country	Life expectancy at birth		Crude death rate
Country	1960	2017	1960	2017
Saudi Arabia	45.638	74.874	20.319	3.446
Bahrain	51.869	77.032	14.694	2.368
United Arab Emirates	51.537	77.647	15.714	1.429
Oman	42.672	77.393	22.457	2.462
Qatar	61.094	79.981	9.398	1.169
Kuwait	59.343	75.311	9.544	2.601
World	52.58	72.283	17.714	7.542

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- Mean diabetes-related expenditure per person in Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC), Mena, and worldwide according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2019.

Country	Mean diabetes-related expenditure (USD) per person with diabetes (20-79 years)	Mean diabetes-related expenditure (ID) per person with diabetes (20-79 years)
Saudi Arabia	1,172.5	3,186.3
Bahrain	1,163.0	1,974.6
United Arab Emirates	1,237.3	2,381.1
Oman	752.6	3,283.2
Qatar	1,751.2	3,763.2
Kuwait	1,089.6	2,957.6
Mena	475.3	1,469.6
World	1,673.1	2,480.5