Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Key information

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is one of the 38 countries and territories of the IDF Western Pacific region. 589 million people have diabetes in the world and 215 million people in the Western Pacific Region; by 2050 this is estimated to rise to 254 million.

Diabetes in The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2024)

• 18,965,199
  Total adult population
• 9.9% prevalence
  of diabetes in adults
• 2,043,500
  Total cases of diabetes in adults