Ireland
Diabetes country report 2000 — 2050
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Number of adults (20–79 years) with diabetes in Ireland (IE)
| 2000 | 80.2 thousand |
| 2011 | 191.4 thousand |
| 2024 | 158.5 thousand |
| 2050 | 216.6 thousand |
Ireland is one of the 60 countries and territories in the IDF Europe Region. Ireland is on the top 10 countries in the world with the highest diabetes-related health expenditure per person.
Data source(s) used for the diabetes estimates in adults:
- S. Leahy et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2015 Dec;110(3):241-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 19. PMID:26520567
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| Diabetes estimates (20-79 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with diabetes, in 1,000s | 80.2 | 191.4 | 158.5 | 216.6 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % | - | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % | - | - | 31.2 | - |
| People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s | - | - | 49.5 | - |
| Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with IFG, in 1,000s | - | - | 222.0 | 269.1 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % | - | - | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with IGT, in 1,000s | - | 254.6 | 60.9 | 79.6 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of IGT, % | - | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths attributable to diabetes | - | 1,457.0 | 1,465.3 | - |
| Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % | - | - | 8.8 | - |
| Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births affected by HIP | - | - | 6,768.4 | - |
| Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % | - | - | 13.2 | - |
| Live births affected by other types of diabetes first detected in pregnancy | - | - | 36.3 | - |
| Live births affected by other types of diabetes detected prior to pregnancy | - | - | 80.0 | - |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total diabetes-related health expenditure, USD million | - | - | 1,146.6 | 1,326.5 |
| Total diabetes-related health expenditure, ID million | - | - | 1,231.7 | 1,425.0 |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, USD | - | 6,629.0 | 7,234.2 | 6,125.7 |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, ID | - | - | 7,771.4 | 6,580.6 |
| Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with type 1 diabetes (all age groups) | - | - | 25,659.0 | - |
| People with type 1 diabetes (0-19 y) | - | - | 3,790.6 | - |
| Demographics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s | 2,514.0 | 3,152.1 | 3,599.3 | 4,043.5 |
| Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) | - | - | 1,332,151.5 | - |
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| Diabetes estimates (20-79 y) | |
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| People with diabetes, in 1,000s | 80.2 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % | - |
| Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % | - |
| People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s | - |
| Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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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| 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 | - |
| 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 | 2,514.0 |
| Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) | - |
