Physical inactivity and obesity: what are the implications for diabetes expenditures in chile

Abstract

More than 387 million people type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the world, a figure that is expected to increase to 592 million by the year 2035. In Chile, the prevalence of diabetes increased by 3% between 1980 and 2014 (from 7.8% to 10.8% in women and from 7.2% to 10.2% in men)1,2. At a global level, the economic costs associated with the care of patients with T2D was 612 billion dollars in 2014, corresponding to 11% of total health spending worldwide. In Chile, it is estimated that 21.2 billion dollars were spent on medical care in the same year, of which 10.2% (equivalent to 2.1 billion dollars) corresponded to expenses associated with T2D, that is, an average of $ 1,427 per person with diabetes. The cost of this pathology is not only economic, as it is estimated that in Chile 25 people die each day from causes associated with this pathology.

More than 387 million people type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the world, a figure that is expected to increase to 592 million by the year 2035. In Chile, the prevalence of diabetes increased by 3% between 1980 and 2014 (from 7.8% to 10.8% in women and from 7.2% to 10.2% in men)1,2. At a global level, the economic costs associated with the care of patients with T2D was 612 billion dollars in 2014, corresponding to 11% of total health spending worldwide. In Chile, it is estimated that 21.2 billion dollars were spent on medical care in the same year, of which 10.2% (equivalent to 2.1 billion dollars) corresponded to expenses associated with T2D, that is, an average of $ 1,427 per person with diabetes. The cost of this pathology is not only economic, as it is estimated that in Chile 25 people die each day from causes associated with this pathology.