Global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to dietary risks in working-age adults aged 25–64 years: insights from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study
Authors' conclusion
Diet-related T2DM burden is rising among working-age adults, with sugar-sweetened beverages and processed meats growing fastest.
Study context
- Population
- Working-age adults aged 25–64 years, 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023
- Primary endpoint
- Age-standardized mortality (ASMR) and DALY rates (ASDR) of T2D attributable to seven dietary risks
- Follow-up
- 1990–2023
Methodological details204 countries and territories, population-attributable fractions, joinpoint regression
- 204 countries and territories
- Population-attributable fractions
- Joinpoint regression
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Global age-standardized mortality (ASMR) rose from 17.1 to 21.5 per 100,000, accelerating after 2010
AAPC 0.69%
Global ASDR rose from 695.9 to over 800 per 100,000
AAPC 0.50%
Further findings
Dietary risk factors
- Sugar-sweetened beverages and processed meat were the fastest-growing risks; low-fiber burden declined slightly
Sex, region and age
- Males bore higher and faster-growing burdens
- Pacific Island nations had the highest rates; Eastern Europe and the Middle East grew fastest
- Crude DALYs rose most among 25-29-year-olds, largely reflecting demographic change
Original publication
Global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to dietary risks in working-age adults aged 25–64 years: insights from the GBD 2023 study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 25 August 2026. doi:10.
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