“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 diagnostic criteria recommended by the WHO.”
