Diabetes In Malaysia 2017

Epub 2017 may 17.

Diabetes in malaysia 2017. Type 2 diabetes mellitus type 2 dm. In this chapter of our diabetes in asia series as a sequel to diabetes in singapore we will be talking about malaysia. In 10 years diabetes in malaysia has increased to 17 5 and it is the country with the highest prevalence of diabetes even more alarming is that more than half of the affected are not aware of their condition. Upper middle mortality females males no.

Current trends and risk factors. 30 331 000 income group. Diabetes cases are on the rise in the country with 3 6 million malaysians out of a population of 32 million suffering from the non communicable disease. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in malaysia.

Tee es 1 yap rwk 2. In malaysia it is estimated to be less than 1. This review discussed the prevalence of diabetes mellitus dm in malaysia and the associated major risk factors namely overweight obesity dietary practices and physical activity in both adults. Incidence of diabetes varies between countries and communities.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus type 1 dm. How common is it. 1 nutrition society of malaysia c o division of human nutrition institute for medical research kuala lumpur malaysia. Diabetes 10 2 9 5 9 8 overweight 36 2 38 3 37 3 prevalence of diabetes and related risk factors males females total 1 210 3 970 1 260 3 580 proportional mortality of total deaths all ages trends in age standardized prevalence of diabetes malaysia total population.

The burden of managing diabetes falls on primary and tertiary health care providers operating in various settings. According to free malaysia today national diabetes institute nadi executive chairman dr mustaffa embong recently revealed that malaysia currently has the highest rate of diabetes in asia making us also among the highest in the world next to saudi arabia. In a report released today by the ministry of health moh and the world health organization who utilising data from 2017 on the impact of ncds and their risk factors on malaysia s gross domestic product gdp the upward annual loss of rm8 91 billion equivalent to about 0 65 per cent of malaysia s gdp was estimated from productivity losses due to absenteeism presenteeism in. Diabetes is a major public health concern in malaysia and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes t2d has escalated to 20 8 in adults above the age of 30 affecting 2 8 million individuals.

Pneumonia remained as the principal causes of death for females at 12 8 per cent followed by ischaemic heart diseases 12 2 cerebrovascular diseases 8 7 and malignant neoplasm of breast 4 2 and diabetes mellitus 3 2.