HEALTH● LOW1h ago · Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 AM

Mauritius First to Show Falling Type 2 Diabetes Rates

Human Progress · sub saharan africa

“In 1987, the age and sex-standardised prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mauritius was 14.7%, which increased gradually, peaking at 23.3% in 2009, and decreased significantly to 19.9% in 2021… Mauritius is the first country to show a decreasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia over time, using the objective, gold standard OGTT-based […] The post Mauritius First to Show Falling Type 2 Diabetes Rates appeared first on Human Progress.

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