Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), %

1 in 5 live births are affected by hyperglycaemia in pregnancy – 23 million.

1 in 6 live births are affected specifically by gestational diabetes mellitus.

Almost half (43.5%) of all cases of HIP (10.2 million) occur in women under the age of 30 years.

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Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y) - Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), %

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Africa - - 10.8 -
Europe - - 13.9 -
Middle East and North Africa - - 10.2 -
North America and Caribbean - - 17.9 -
South and Central America - - 12.5 -
South-East Asia - - 24.9 -
Western Pacific - - 17.5 -
Argentina - - 8.4 -
Australia - - 14.9 -
Bangladesh - - 18.5 -
Barbados - - 17.2 -
Belgium - - 5.7 -
Brazil - - 11.1 -
Cameroon - - 6.1 -
Canada - - 11.8 -
Chile - - 10.7 -
China - - 15.7 -
China, Hong Kong SAR - - 19.3 -
Croatia - - 4.9 -
Cuba - - 23.9 -
Ethiopia - - 14.9 -
Finland - - 12.0 -
France - - 10.7 -
Germany - - 26.1 -
Global - - 15.6 -
Hungary - - 14.4 -
India - - 26.1 -
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - - 9.1 -
Ireland - - 13.2 -
Israel - - 12.7 -
Italy - - 18.1 -
Japan - - 5.3 -
Jordan - - 12.7 -
Kenya - - 4.0 -
Kuwait - - 24.4 -
Malaysia - - 27.3 -
Mexico - - 12.3 -
Nigeria - - 12.4 -
Norway - - 2.0 -
Poland - - 10.8 -
Qatar - - 23.4 -
Republic of Korea - - 21.0 -
Rwanda - - 8.0 -
Singapore - - 27.1 -
Slovakia - - 9.7 -
South Africa - - 11.5 -
Spain - - 37.6 -
Sri Lanka - - 11.2 -
Sweden - - 2.5 -
Taiwan, Province of China - - 13.6 -
Thailand - - 26.5 -
Trinidad and Tobago - - 8.2 -
Türkiye - - 10.0 -
United Arab Emirates - - 30.3 -
United Kingdom - - 23.1 -
United Republic of Tanzania - - 8.1 -
United States of America - - 21.4 -
Viet Nam - - 21.0 -
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