Table 6

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus by nationality in publicly funded primary health settings

NCDNationality18–29 years30–39 years40–49 years50–59 years≥60 yearsNCrude rate (/1000)Age-adjusted
rate (/1000) *
Type 2 diabetes mellitus Qatari 22.5268.03198.2424.92642.9721 248197.28230.4
Non-QatariNorthern Africa14.1853.72170.67359.96495.689999139.66184.95
Sub-Saharan Africa7.7627.89123.01252.62388.8966267.58134.78
Latin America and the Caribbean015.0455.56112.68(200)2154.83(64.44)
Northern America8.5313.6172.54207.48340.06292120.46107.68
Eastern and Central Asia017.2434.09(108.11)(95.24)1225.37(42.1)
South-Eastern Asia5.9517.4468.98208.52354.2194653.53109.72
Southern Asia10.7661.75211.02434.19587.222 263173.91219.72
Western Asia (excluding Qatar)14.6240.82144.17329.8526.698113135.92178.48
Eastern Europe0028.57132.08(210.53)1928.02(60.89)
Northern Europe16.8120.6854.09124.15216.0815565.6874.59
Southern Europe6.853.3812.7793.22(46.51)1821.48(26.54)
Western Europe13.1617.7562.590(222.22)3460.07(70.63)
Australasia024.3929.13132.08(395.35)3692.54(98.34)
Non-Qatari (Total)11.8747.83164.17365.48528.3943 570138.95188.3
  • *Figures (rates) enclosed within parentheses were based (or one of its components) on <50 unweighted observations.