MUSCAT: Diabetes is continuously on the rise in Oman, putting people at an increasing risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
In a report published by National Centre of Statistics (NCSI), a total of 6,430 diabetes cases have been registered in 2019. “Among the total cases 6,115 are Omanis and 315 are expats,” the report said.
According to NCSI, with 22% North Al Batinah recorded most of the cases while Musandam governorate recorded the least number of diabetes cases with 0.8 per cent.
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About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority living in low-and middle-income countries, and 1.6 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year.
