Diverging regional inequalities in childhood diabetes, 1990–2023: a GBD 2023-based analysis
Authors' conclusion
Childhood diabetes shows persistent regional inequalities
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 0–14 years across super regions, regions and countries, 1990–2023
- Outcome
- Regional inequalities in incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years, and whether they are likely to persist
- Follow-up
- 1990 to 2023
Methodological detailsGlobal Burden of Disease 2023 estimates, age-standardized rates with 95% UI, Bayesian age-period-cohort forecasting
- Global Burden of Disease 2023 estimates
- Age-standardized rates with 95% UI
- Bayesian age-period-cohort forecasting
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Childhood diabetes incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years
- Incidence increased in most regions, while mortality and disability declined overall
- High-income North America had the highest incidence in 2023; Western Sub-Saharan Africa had the greatest mortality and disability burden
- Finland had the highest incidence; Qatar, Chile and South Korea showed rapid incidence increases; Nigeria had the highest mortality burden
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Projected incidence
- Stabilizing incidence in the US but continued increases in China, India, Poland, Finland and Qatar
Original publication
Diverging regional inequalities in childhood diabetes, 1990–2023: a GBD 2023-based analysis. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 11 June 2026. doi:10.
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