Number of Vietnamese with diabetes increase by 43% in 3 years

People check for blood pressure and blood sugar levels in Hanoi, November 13, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/thuy Quynh

The number of Vietnamese with diabetes has increased by 43% from 2019 to around 5 million cases in 2022, according to the health ministry.

Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, deputy minister of health, said Monday that among those 5 million cases, only around 35% got diagnosed and 23% are being treated in medical facilities.

"The number of people with diabetes in Vietnam is expected to quickly rise in the coming years," said Huong.

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