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Posted On: 02/06/2019 1:22:27 PM
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Indonesia faces a diabetes epidemic
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environ...ng-who-are
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environ...ng-who-are
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Indonesia is home to nearly 270 million people, making it the world’s fourth-largest nation by Population
The percentage of its population with type 2 diabetes – which can largely be prevented or delayed with diet and exercise – has doubled in the past 30 years. An estimated 16 million adults live with type 2 diabetes
In 2014, McKinsey reported that diabetes cost the Indonesian health care system US$1.6 billion annually – consuming more than 40 per cent of government spending on non-communicable diseases.
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