The average cost per diabetic patient was approximately 8,650 U.S. dollars in North America and the Caribbean in 2021. This amount was far greater than for any other region. Within this region specifically, average diabetes-related health expenditure was by far the highest in the United States.
Highest spending per patient
In 2021, the average yearly cost per person with diabetes was the highest in the United States, where costs ran close to 12 thousand U.S. dollars per patient. Switzerland stood in second place that year with approximately 10,545 U.S. dollars per person per year. Sweden and Ireland were also among the ten highest spending countries.
Diabetes mellitus worldwide
In 2021, the country with the highest number of diabetic people in the world was China, which had a diabetic population of almost 141 million. India had the second-highest number of diabetics that year with 74 million people. These are, however, the world’s most populous countries. When comparing the number of diabetic people within a country to the rest of the country’s population, the results are quite different. In 2021, close to a third of the people living in French Polynesia had the condition, making it the country with the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world.
Cost per patient with diabetes worldwide by region in 2021
(in U.S. dollars)
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International Diabetes Federation. (November 11, 2021). Cost per patient with diabetes worldwide by region in 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374436/average-worldwide-cost-per-diabetes-patient-by-region/
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