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Care interventions restore up to 21.7 healthy years otherwise lost to T1D.

The power of care and diagnosis

Impact of T1D on healthy life expectancy (global average, 2024)

A person with T1D is expected to lose
27.5 years to the condition, compared to the average life expectancy (76.6). They will experience
41.5 healthy years, and lose
7.6 healthy years to T1D complications and treatment.

Average life expectancy

76.6 years

Healthy years

41.5 years

Healthy years lost to T1D complications and treatment

7.6 years

Years of life lost to T1D

-27.5 years

The power of timely diagnosis (global average, 2024)

Access to timely and continuous care will have a significant impact on the lives of people with T1D. Timely diagnosis can restore
2.6 healthy years, extending healthy life expectancy to 44.2 years.

Average life expectancy

76.6 years

Healthy years restored by timely diagnosis

+2.6 years

Years of life lost to T1D

-32.4 years

The impact of basic care (global average, 2024)

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

Average life expectancy

76.6 years

Healthy years restored by basic care

+14.7 years

Years of life lost to T1D

-20.4 years

The benefits of advanced care (global average, 2024)

Access to advanced care may further improve the life of people with T1D, restoring
21.7 healthy years, reducing years lost to
13.3.

Average life expectancy

76.6 years

Healthy years restored by avanced care

+21.7 years

Years of life lost to T1D

-13.3 years

The true impact

The true impact of improving care (global average, 2024)

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

Healthy years restored by timely diagnosis

+2.6 years

Healthy years restored by basic care

+14.7 years

Healthy years restored by advanced care

+21.7 years

Long term trends (global average)

In 2040, advanced care could restore
22.4 healthy years to people with T1D, increasing their life expectancy to 65.3 years

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Basic Care

Advanced Care

Average life expectancy (2024)

76.6 years

Future average life expectancy

Years of life lost to T1D

Healthy years restored

Healthy years

Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D over time

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Healthy life expectancy

Healthy years restored

Years of life lost to T1D

Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D in the world in 2024

A person diagnosed with T1D lives on average 41.5 healthy years, corresponding to 32.4 years lost.

Average life expectancy

76.6 years

Healthy life expectancy of people with T1D with timely diagnosis

44.2 years

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

56.2 years

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

63.2 years

Advanced care could restore up to 21.7 healthy years thereby reducing shortened life to 13.3 years lost.

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Care interventions restore up to 21.7 healthy years otherwise lost to T1D.

The power of care and diagnosis

Impact of T1D on healthy life expectancy (global average, 2024)

A person with T1D is expected to lose 27.5 years to the condition, compared to the average life expectancy (76.6). They will experience 41.5 healthy years, and lose 7.6 healthy years to T1D complications and treatment.

The power of timely diagnosis (global average, 2024)

Access to timely and continuous care will have a significant impact on the lives of people with T1D. Timely diagnosis can restore 2.6 healthy years, extending healthy life expectancy to 44.2 years.

The impact of basic care (global average, 2024)

Access to basic care may restore 14.7 healthy years to a person’s life, improving both quality of life and healthy life expectancy.

The benefits of advanced care (global average, 2024)

Access to advanced care may further improve the life of people with T1D, restoring 21.7 healthy years, reducing years lost to 13.3.

The true impact

The true impact of improving care (global average, 2024)

Receiving a timely diagnosis and advanced care can restore up to 21.7 healthy life years. Without these interventions, people with T1D could experience 32.4 years lost compared to the average.

Long term trends (global average)

In 2040, advanced care could restore 22.4 healthy years to people with T1D, increasing their life expectancy to 65.3 years

See the numbers

A person with T1D is expected to lose
27.5 years to the condition, compared to the average life expectancy (76.6). They will experience
41.5 healthy years, and lose
7.6 healthy years to T1D complications and treatment.

Access to timely and continuous care will have a significant impact on the lives of people with T1D. Timely diagnosis can restore
2.6 healthy years, extending healthy life expectancy to 44.2 years.

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

Access to advanced care may further improve the life of people with T1D, restoring
21.7 healthy years, reducing years lost to
13.3.

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

In 2040, advanced care could restore
22.4 healthy years to people with T1D, increasing their life expectancy to 65.3 years