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Care interventions restore up to 19.7 healthy years otherwise lost to T1D.

The power of care and diagnosis

Impact of T1D on healthy life expectancy (global average, 2025)

A person with T1D is expected to lose
25.7
years to the condition, compared to the average life expectancy (77.0). They will experience
42.7
healthy years, and lose
8.6
healthy years to T1D complications and treatment.

Average life expectancy

77.0 years

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Healthy years

42.7 years

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Healthy years lost to T1D complications and treatment

8.6 years

Years of life lost to T1D

-25.7 years

The power of timely diagnosis (global average, 2025)

Access to timely and continuous care will have a significant impact on the lives of people with T1D. Timely diagnosis can restore
2.3
healthy years, extending healthy life expectancy to 45.0 years.

Average life expectancy

77.0 years

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Healthy years restored by timely diagnosis

+2.3 years

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Years of life lost to T1D

-32.0 years

The impact of basic care (global average, 2025)

Access to basic care may restore
12.7
healthy years to a person’s life, improving both quality of life and healthy life expectancy.

Average life expectancy

77.0 years

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Healthy years restored by basic care

+12.7 years

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Years of life lost to T1D

-21.6 years

The benefits of advanced care (global average, 2025)

Access to advanced care may further improve the life of people with T1D, restoring
19.7
healthy years, reducing years lost to
14.6
.

Average life expectancy

77.0 years

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Healthy years restored by avanced care

+19.7 years

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Years of life lost to T1D

-14.6 years

The true impact

The true impact of improving care (global average, 2025)

Receiving a timely diagnosis and advanced care can restore up to
19.7
healthy life years. Without these interventions, people with T1D could experience
32.0
years lost compared to the average.

Healthy years restored by timely diagnosis

+2.3 years

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Healthy years restored by basic care

+12.7 years

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Healthy years restored by advanced care

+19.7 years

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See the numbers

Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D in the world in 2025

A person diagnosed with T1D lives on average 42.7 healthy years, corresponding to 32.0 years lost.

Average life expectancy

77.0 years

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Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D with timely diagnosis

45.0 years

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Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D with access to basic care

55.4 years

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Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D with access to advanced care

62.4 years

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Advanced care could restore up to 19.7 healthy years thereby reducing shortened life to  14.6 years lost.