31/08/2010 15:17
130,000 people suffer from diabetes in Azerbaijan
The number of people suffering from diabetes has increased by 15 percent in Azerbaijan, the Information and Statistical Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health reported.
According to the 1news.az agency, over 130, 000 people suffering from diabetes are registered in Azerbaijan as of August 2010.
The press office of the Information and Statistical Center of the Ministry of Health reported that 118,490 people suffering from the disease were registered in early 2010 in Azerbaijan.
In average, from 1000 to 1500 new cases of diabetes are registered monthly in Azerbaijan.
The chief endocrinologist of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health said that the number of people suffering from diabetes increases by 15 percent every year.