Global Economic Burden Of Diabetes Estimated To Be $1.31 Trillion In 2015, Data Find.

“The global economic burden of diabetes was estimated to be $1.31 trillion in 2015, with nearly 35% the result of indirect costs, such as labor force dropout due to morbidity and mortality,” researchers found after analyzing “epidemiologic and economic data for 184 countries to estimate the global economic burden of diabetes, regardless of diabetes type.” The findings were published online in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/in-the-journals/%7B4c06a046-87d6-4d9e-b0ea-199db3a73f2f%7D/worldwide-diabetes-burden-tops-13-trillion