Papua New Guinea

Key information

Papua New Guinea is one of the 38 countries and territories of the IDF Western Pacific region. 537 million people have diabetes in the world and 206 million people in the Western Pacific Region; by 2045 this is estimated to rise to 260 million.

Diabetes in Papua New Guinea (2021)

• 4,974,100
  Total adult population
• 14.6% prevalence
  of diabetes in adults
• 724,000
  Total cases of diabetes in adults