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World Health Day: India among top 3 countries with high diabetic population
Diabetes cases up to 422 million worldwide; India ranks among top 3 countries with diabetic population.

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World Health Day: India among top 3 countries with high diabetic population
Diabetes cases up to 422 million worldwide; India ranks among top 3 countries with diabetic population. Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune |
Updated: April 7, 2016 7:42:34 am
According to the Lancet study, China, India and USA are among the top three countries with a high number of diabetic population. ( Source: Thinkstock Images)
After tightening laws on tobacco and alcohol, experts now want a high tax on sugary drinks as they cause a sugar high that leads to insulin resistance. Ahead of World Health Day (April 7), the Lancet study (to be published online late tonight) said there is a fourfold rise in the number of diabetics – from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 and half of them live in India, China, USA, Brazil and Indonesia. According to the Lancet study, China, India and USA are among the top three countries with a high number of diabetic population. While the numbers climbed from 20.4 million in China in 1980 to 102.9 million in 2014, the rise has been equally dramatic in India from 11.9 million in 1980 to 64.5 million in India.