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Type 1 diabetes affects 9,412,954 people around the world.

Diagnoses are growing rapidly

People newly diagnosed with T1D (2024)

In 2024 alone,
568,668 people were newly diagnosed with T1D worldwide, with an estimated diagnosis rate of 86%.

People newly diagnosed with T1D (2024)

568,668

Access to care ({year})

420,814 (74%) of people diagnosed globally last year have access to advanced care, while
147,854 (26%) have access to basic care.

People newly diagnosed with T1D, with access to advanced care (2024)

420,814

People newly diagnosed with T1D, with access to basic care (2024)

147,854

Lives lost to T1D ({year})

Around the world,
201,575 lives were lost to T1D in 2024.

Lives lost to T1D (2024)

201,575

Diagnosis status of lives lost to T1D ({year})

Of the 201,575 lives lost globally in 2024,
38,475 (19%) were never diagnosed with T1D.

Lives lost to diagnosed T1D (2024)

163,100

Lives lost to undiagnosed T1D (2024)

38,475

The true impact

The full picture: new vs all

2024’s new diagnoses represent just a fraction of the
9,412,954 people globally living with T1D. People who lost their life to T1D in 2024 make up a small number of the
4,305,700 "missing people" that could otherwise be alive today.

People newly diagnosed with T1D (2024)

568,668

86% diagnosed

People with T1D, with access to advanced care

6,965,586

People with T1D, with access to basic care

2,447,368

New 2024

Missing people, diagnosed

3,666,312

Missing people, undiagnosed

639,388

New 2024

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People with T1D

Missing people

All people with T1D in the world in 2024

Of the 9,412,954 people living with T1D,  6,965,585(74%) have access to advanced care and  2,447,368 (26%) have access to basic care.

New
2024

There are 4,305,700 missing people that would otherwise be alive had they not prematurely died due to T1D. 3,666,312 (85%) of them were diagnosed and 639,388 (15%) were never diagnosed.

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