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Table 2 Crude and standardized estimates of diabetes prevalence for HICs and LMICs, 193 countries, 1990 and 2008

From: Population aging, macroeconomic changes, and global diabetes prevalence, 1990–2008

 

1990

2008

Actual

 HICs

7.1 %

9.8 %

 LMICs

7.5 %

9.3 %

Difference

0.4 %

−0.5 %

Standardized

 

 HICs

7.1 %

9.8 %

 LMICs

9.0 %

11.3 %

Difference

1.9 %

1.5 %

  1. Notes: For the standardized estimates, LMICs were standardized to the age distribution of HICs for that year
  2. Data source: Danaei and colleagues, [1]
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