| Diabetes in China |
Diabetes is one of the primary causes of premature death and adult disability worldwide; the death rates are predicted to rise by 20%
over the next decade. World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that 80% of all new cases of diabetes are
expected to appear in the developing countries by 2025.
In fact, the number of diabetic patients in China is estimated to be 42.3 million in 2030 from 20.8 million in 2000,
which has a huge potential impact on the future global burden of diabetes. The problem is both urban and rural.
The proportion of undiagnosed diabetes ishigher in the poorer rural areas (70.5% rural vs. 58% urban),
indicative of the lack of public awareness of diabetes and shortage of rural medical facilities.
Sixty-two percent of Chinese still live in rural areas.
In addition, the Chinese diabetic population and prevalence increases with age: 4-5% in adults of working age,
10% in subjects over the age of 60 and 17% in those over 75. Currently, there are 130 million Chinese over the age of 60.
By 2030, the number of elderly is estimated to be 336 million.
|
|
| Culture Specific - Exercise |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Culture Specific - Health Care System |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Culture Specific - Appropriate Foods and Portions |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
