AIMS To estimate the number of deaths attributable to diabetes in 20-79-year-old adults in 2019. METHODS The following were used to estimate the number of deaths attributable to diabetes: all-cause mortality estimates from the World Health Organization life table, country level age- and sex-specific estimates of diabetes prevalence in 2019 and relative risks of death in people with diabetes compared to people without diabetes. RESULTS An estimated 4.2 million deaths among 20-79-year-old adults are attributable to diabetes. Diabetes is estimated to contribute to 11.3% of deaths globally, ranging from 6.8% (lowest) in the Africa Region to 16.2% (highest) in the Middle East and North Africa. About half (46.2%) of the deaths attributable to diabetes occur in people under the age of 60 years. The Africa Region has the highest (73.1%) proportion of deaths attributable to diabetes in people under the age of 60 years, while the Europe Region has the lowest (31.4%). CONCLUSIONS Diabetes is estimated to contribute to one in nine deaths among adults aged 20-79 years. Prevention of diabetes and its complications is essential, particularly in middle-income countries, where the current impact is estimated to be the largest. Contemporary data from diverse populations are needed to validate these estimates.

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2019年估计的20-79岁成年人可归因于糖尿病的死亡率：《国际糖尿病联合会糖尿病图集》第9版的结果。

目的估计2019年20-79岁成年人可归因于糖尿病的死亡人数。方法以下是可归因于糖尿病的死亡人数估算：世界卫生组织寿命表中的全因死亡率估算，与没有糖尿病的人相比，2019年对糖尿病患病率的国家级年龄和性别特定估计以及相对死亡风险。结果在20-79岁的成年人中，估计有420万例死亡是由糖尿病引起的。糖尿病估计占全球死亡的11.3％，范围从非洲地区的6.8％（最低）到中东和北非的16.2％（最高）。归因于糖尿病的死亡中约有一半（46.2％）发生在60岁以下的人群中。非洲地区（73。在60岁以下的人群中，糖尿病造成的死亡比例为1％，而欧洲地区最低（31.4％）。结论据估计，糖尿病导致20-79岁成年人中九分之一的死亡。预防糖尿病及其并发症至关重要，特别是在中等收入国家，据估计当前影响最大。需要来自不同人群的当代数据来验证这些估计。