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Marrakech- Morocco has the fourth highest number of people with diabetes among Arab countries, according to a study released by Nature Middle East magazine.
With 1.5 million diagnosed with diabetes, Morocco comes fourth in the ranking after Egypt (7.5 millions), Saudi Arabia (3.7 millions) and Algeria (1.6 millions).
The magazine ranked countries from the Middle East and Africa based on a database from the International Diabetes Federation, which collects data and information about diabetes all over the world.
According to the same source, with nearly 35 million people diagnosed with diabetes, the Middle East and North Africa have the highest rate of prevalence in the world with 1 in every 10 people affected by the disease. Diabetes is responsible for the death of over 10% of adult population in the MENA region.
More than 1,300,000 Moroccans are affected by diabetes, according to the Ministry of Health’s 2014 report. Another report released by the Ministry last March said that number of patients diagnosed with diabetes totaled 529,910 in 2013 alone.
The Chairman of the Moroccan League for diabetes mentioned during the last organization’s general assembly in Ouarzazate last year that 10% of Moroccans have diabetes, including those carrying the disease without being aware of it.
Edited by Timothy Filla
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