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Number of adults (20–79 years) with diabetes in Greece (GR)

2000 468.2 thousand
2011 603.4 thousand
2024 873.8 thousand
2050 834.9 thousand

Greece is one of the 60 countries and territories in the IDF Europe Region.

Data source(s) used for the diabetes estimates in adults:

  1. Tentolouris A, Eleftheriadou I, Athanasakis K., et al. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2020 Jan-Feb;61(1):15-22. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.04.008. Epub 2018 May 3. PMID:29729413.
  2. Makrilakis K, Kalpourtzi N, Ioannidis I, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Feb;172:108646. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108646. Epub 2020 Dec 24. PMID: 33359752

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Diabetes estimates (20-79 y)
People with diabetes, in 1,000s 468.2 603.4 873.8 834.9
Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % - 5.1 8.0 9.5
Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % - - 28.5 -
People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s - - 249.1 -
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
People with IFG, in 1,000s - - 653.8 566.0
Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % - - 7.6 7.9
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
People with IGT, in 1,000s - 779.9 606.8 515.3
Age-standardised prevalence of IGT, % - 7.2 7.4 7.5
Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y)
Deaths attributable to diabetes - 4,858.0 8,271.6 -
Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % - - 17.6 -
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y)
Live births affected by HIP - - - -
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % - - - -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes first detected in pregnancy - - - -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes detected prior to pregnancy - - - -
Diabetes-related health expenditure
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, USD million - - 1,491.5 1,205.8
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, ID million - - 2,227.5 1,800.9
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, USD - 3,419.0 1,706.9 1,444.2
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, ID - - 2,549.3 2,156.9
Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents
People with type 1 diabetes (all age groups) - - 23,699.0 -
People with type 1 diabetes (0-19 y) - - 2,902.8 -
Demographics
Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s 7,991.0 8,695.7 7,659.6 6,454.7
Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) - - 1,856,463.0 -
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Diabetes estimates (20-79 y)
People with diabetes, in 1,000s 468.2
Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % -
Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % -
People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s -
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
People with IFG, in 1,000s -
Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % -
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
People with IGT, in 1,000s -
Age-standardised prevalence of IGT, % -
Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y)
Deaths attributable to diabetes -
Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % -
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y)
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Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes first detected in pregnancy -
Live births affected by other types of diabetes detected prior to pregnancy -
Diabetes-related health expenditure
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, USD million -
Total diabetes-related health expenditure, ID million -
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, USD -
Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, ID -
Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents
People with type 1 diabetes (all age groups) -
People with type 1 diabetes (0-19 y) -
Demographics
Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s 7,991.0
Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) -