IDF Diabetes Atlas estimates of 2014 global health expenditures on diabetes

To estimate health expenditures due to diabetes in 2014 for the world and its regions.Diabetes-attributable health expenditures were estimated using an attributable fraction method. Data were sourced from International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates of diabetes prevalence, UN population projections, WHO annual health expenditure reports, and estimates of the cost ratio of people with and without diabetes. Health expenditures were calculated...