Italy
Diabetes country report 2000 — 2050
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Number of adults (20–79 years) with diabetes in Italy (IT)
| 2000 | 3.1 million |
| 2011 | 3.6 million |
| 2024 | 5.0 million |
| 2050 | 4.7 million |
Italy is one of the 60 countries and territories in the IDF Europe Region. Italy has the fourth highest number of adults (20-79 years) with diabetes in the Region. Italy also is on the top 10 countries in the world with the highest total diabetes-related health expenditure in 2024 in adults (20-79 years).
Data source(s) used for the diabetes estimates in adults:
- Istituto nationale di statistica (ISTAT),Condizioni di salute, fattori di rischio e ricorso ai servizi sanitari 2005.
- Team Osservatorio ARNO: Elisa Rossi, Enrico Aiello, Alessandra Berti, Salvatore Cataudella, Andrea Dalessandro, Luca Dematté. 2019
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| Diabetes estimates (20-79 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with diabetes, in 1,000s | 3,125.4 | 3,560.4 | 5,018.4 | 4,670.5 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of diabetes, % | - | 5.1 | 7.7 | 9.2 |
| Proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes, % | - | - | 28.5 | - |
| People with undiagnosed diabetes, in 1,000s | - | - | 1,430.9 | - |
| Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with IFG, in 1,000s | - | - | 3,009.6 | 2,604.8 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of IFG, % | - | - | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with IGT, in 1,000s | - | 4,342.6 | 5,327.9 | 4,714.5 |
| Age-standardised prevalence of IGT, % | - | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
| Mortality attributable to diabetes (20-79 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths attributable to diabetes | - | 26,111.0 | 62,364.5 | - |
| Proportion of diabetes-related deaths in people 20-79 y, % | - | - | 29.0 | - |
| Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) (20-49 y) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births affected by HIP | - | - | 72,404.1 | - |
| Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), % | - | - | 18.1 | - |
| Live births affected by other types of diabetes first detected in pregnancy | - | - | 1,529.6 | - |
| Live births affected by other types of diabetes detected prior to pregnancy | - | - | 3,834.9 | - |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total diabetes-related health expenditure, USD million | - | - | 15,423.1 | 12,229.7 |
| Total diabetes-related health expenditure, ID million | - | - | 18,700.2 | 14,828.2 |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, USD | - | 3,541.0 | 3,073.3 | 2,618.5 |
| Diabetes-related health expenditure per person, ID | - | - | 3,726.3 | 3,174.8 |
| Type 1 diabetes estimates in children and adolescents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with type 1 diabetes (all age groups) | - | - | 183,782.0 | - |
| People with type 1 diabetes (0-19 y) | - | - | 18,491.7 | - |
| Demographics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total adult population (20-79 y), in 1,000s | 43,910.0 | 45,637.1 | 44,145.3 | 36,154.3 |
| Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) | - | - | 9,962,171.5 | - |
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| Diabetes estimates (20-79 y) | |
|---|---|
| People with diabetes, in 1,000s | 3,125.4 |
| 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) | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 43,910.0 |
| Population of children and adolescents (0-19 y) | - |
