Diabetes prevalence among adults in Europe in 2021, by country

Spain had the highest prevalence of diabetes in Europe among their adult population with 14.8 percent living with diabetes, as of 2021, Portugal followed with the second highest share at 13 percent. Conversely, Ireland was the country with the lowest prevalence of diabetes in Europe at four percent. Diabetes-related deaths The highest number of diabetes-related deaths in Europe, at almost 173 thousand, was recorded Italy in 2021. Germany and UK followed, with roughly 151.5 and 140.8 thousand deaths, respectively. Diabetes risk factors in Europe One of the major contributing factors to type 2 diabetes is being overweight or obese. As of 2020, Greece had the highest share of overweight population across Europe, with 40.8 percent. The lack of sports and exercise is also another risk factor. As of 2022 Portugal was the European country with the highest share of people never exercising or engaging in sports, with 73 percent.

截至2021年，西班牙在欧洲成年人口中糖尿病的患病率最高，达到14.8%，葡萄牙以13%的份额位居第二。相反，爱尔兰是欧洲糖尿病患病率最低的国家，仅为4%。关于糖尿病相关死亡，2021年意大利记录了欧洲最高的糖尿病相关死亡人数，接近17.3万人。德国和英国紧随其后，分别有约15.15万人和14.08万人死亡。在欧洲，2型糖尿病的主要促成因素之一是体重过重或肥胖。截至2020年，希腊在欧洲肥胖人口比例中占据首位，达到40.8%。缺乏运动和体育锻炼也是另一个风险因素。截至2022年，葡萄牙成为欧洲运动或体育活动参与率最低的国家，高达73%。